Description
The long inscription on the mummiform body of the figure contains the ushabti spell from the Book of the Dead, the name Psamtik, and his title, "chief royal scribe," as well as the name of his mother, Merit-Neith.
Exhibitions
Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2003-2004.
Faience: The Colors of the Heavens. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2003-2004.
Provenance
Dikran Kelekian [?], New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
