Egyptian Blue and Ochre Faience Shabti

LATE PERIOD, 4TH CENTURY B.C.

2 5/8 in. (12.9 grams, 67 mm).

Plano-convex in section with mould-formed facial detailing, crossed arms and agricultural tools. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex private collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.

Literature

Cf. Martin, G.T., et al, The Tomb-Chapels of Paser and Raia at Saqqâra, London, 1985, p. 26 (no. 55), pl. 31, for examples of 310 similar complete and 56 fragmentary shabtis.

CONDITION

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LOT 0457