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LOT 0021
Egyptian Blue Faience Shabti of Pa-Ka
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 980-935 B.C.
5 1/8 in. (192 grams total, 13 cm including stand).
Mummiform type wearing a lappet wig, with arms crossed and hands holding hoes; the wig, facial details, and hoes are highlighted in black; three horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text on the lower body, giving the owner's name and an abbreviated version of the shabti spell; mounted on a stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx E.B.W. Chappelors collection, July 1958.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.42.
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LOT 0021
Egyptian Blue Faience Shabti of Pa-Ka
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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