Bidspirit auction | Shabti of Machu.

Shabti of Machu. - Shabti of Machu. New Kingdom, 19th dynasty, time of Ramses II, ca. 1279-1213 BC. Wood. H 21cm. Mummy-shaped with a tripartite wig and two ploughs in his crossed hands. The depiction of the various tools on the back is rare. In addition to the seed bag on the left shoulder, there is a tool for making bricks above a basket on the right shoulder and two vessels hanging crossed over on a yoke below the wig. The hieroglyphic inscription in six horizontal and one vertical register on the back reads: Enlightenment of Osiris Machu, he says: O you Ushebti, when you count and choose to do any work that is done in the underworld, a man in his duty of service, be it to make the field grow, be it to irrigate the shore and remove the sand drifts. Slightly rubbed, intact.