Egyptian Alabaster Shabti of a Noble

19TH-20TH DYNASTY, 1305-1080 BC

8 1/2" (1.1 kg, 22cm).

A substantial alabaster shabti wearing civil dress, duplex wig, pleated robe with short sleeves and long stiff pleated kilt, secured around the waist with a band of fine horizontal pleats, arms folded to the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Property of a London gallery; previously with Hixenbaugh Ancient Art, New York, USA; formerly in a private US collection acquired from Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, Lot 39; formerly with Charles Ede, Ltd, London, 1978; from the estate of Hamilton Phelps Clawson, Buffalo, USA; with Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 20 November 1975, Lot 360; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and a copy of a James Ede Certificate of Authenticity dated 20 January 1978.

Published

Charles Ede Ltd, Egyptian Sculpture, catalogue VI, January 1978, no.3.

CONDITION

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LOT 0002

Egyptian Alabaster Shabti of a Noble

Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,000

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