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LOT 0487
Egyptian Blue Faience Shabti Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (18.2 grams total, 43-46 mm).
A group of four blue-glazed faience shabtis. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1930s-1950s.
Ex Ciapara collection.
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Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
Egyptian Seated Cat Amulet
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A carved carnelian amuletic pendant of the cat goddess Bastet sitting on a rectangular base, suspension loop behind the shoulders. 1.97 grams, 19 mm
Acquired 1980s. Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Egyptian Deep Blue Glazed Shabti of Pa-di-Khonsu-iy
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, 1081-931 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A bright blue glazed worker shabti modelled on a rectangular base, arms crossed over the chest, detailing in black to the wig and eyes, holding a pair of hoes, a seed bag to the back, the hair tied with a seshed headband; a vertical column of hieroglyphs to the front of the body naming the wab-priest Pa-di-Khonsu-iy; repaired. 76 grams, 98 mm high
From a Worcester deceased estate. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
As a wab-priest, Pa-di-Khonsu-iy would have assisted a higher-ranking hem-priest with the general maintenance and ritual activities in a temple, likely located either in Thebes in Upper Egypt or Tanis in the Delta.
