Egyptian steatite head fragment, possibly from a Padiamenope shabti

A carved grey steatite male head wearing a tri-partite wig, possibly a fragment from a shabti of Padiamenope.

For further reading on Padiamenope please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padiamenope

Culture:
Egypt, early to mid 1st Millennium BC

Size
4.4 x 5.2 cms, 10.6 cms including stand

Condition
Fragment as shown

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate. Troyes, France; reputedly acquired in Egypt in 1963. Two typed labels on the wood display stand “Tete de Sphinx” and “Egypte 1963”