A rare Egyptian Bronze Overseer Shabti for the Pharaoh Psusennes I, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1040 - 992 BCE

Depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding agricultural implements in each hand, a seed bag over the shoulders, wearing a tripartite wig and long false beard, the apron incised with a cartouche with the pharaoh's nomen.  Psusennes I was the third pharaoh of the 21st Dynasty who ruled from Tanis between 1047 and 1001 BC.  He was the son of Pinedjem I and Henuttawy, Ramesses XI's daughter by Tentamun. He married his sister Mutnedjmet.Psusennes's tomb, discovered in 1940, is notable for the condition in which it was found. Almost all pharaonic tombs were entirely graverobbed but Psuennes's tomb was one of only two royal tombs discovered in fully intact condition. However, the humid climate of Lower Egypt meant only the metal objects had survived.  The king's magnificent funerary mask, made of gold and lapis lazuli and held inlays of black and white glass is considered one of the masterpieces of the treasures of Tanis.   During his long reign, Psusennes built the enclo