Overseer Shabti Of Ankhefenkhonsu (1975.0704)

A mummiform overseer shabti of Ankhefenkhonsu, which dates to the Twenty-first to Twenty-second Dynasty (c. 1000–730 BC). It is composed of faience with a faded green glaze—though originally crafted in light blue—and features black-painted details. Depicted wearing the dress of daily life, the figurine is distinguished by a short, triangular-shaped projecting apron at the front of the waist. Unlike standard overseer shabtis that wear a bipartite wig and hold a whip, this figure wears a plain tripartite wig (lacking definition at the back). The arms are crossed right over left above the waist, holding a pair of hoes in the manner typically seen on worker shabtis, suggesting that these figures may have been modified worker models. Below the projecting apron, a single, unframed vertical column of black-painted hieroglyphs running down the front of the legs reading "The Osiris, Ankhefenkhonsu". The shabti likely originates from Abydos, with examples known in other collections.