CHAOUABTI IN THE NAME OF PA-KHARU Figure standing in his mummiform sheath. His hands are crossed over his chest, holding his hoes. He is wearing a striped tripartite wig. The body is inscribed with hieroglyphic text in 3 registers. For a shabti for the same person and of the same type see G. Janes, The Shabti Collections, 1: West Park Museum, Macclesfield, Cleckheaton, 2010, p.11, no. 7. Siliceous earthenware with blue and black glaze; old collection label on back; H. 11.8 cm Egypt, 3rd Intermediate Period, 21st dynasty, c.1070-945 BC A Third Intermediate Period Faience Glazed Shabti for Pa-Kharu, With details painted in black, wearing a striated tripartite wig and holding a pair of hoes in his hands, three horizontal lines of text on the front: 'The illuminated one, the Osiris, Gods father of Amun, Pa-Kharu, justified, he speaks: O, these shabtis'. Dynasty 21st, c. 1070-945 B.C.E. For a shabti for the same person and of the same type cf. G. Janes, The Shabti Collections, 1: West Park Museum, Macclesfield, Cleckheaton, 2010, p.11, no. 7. Provenance Private collection, US, 1970-1989 Bonham's Auction London, 28 October 2009, lot 52 Julian Bird Collection (1959-2014)