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LOT 0040
Egyptian Blue Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-945 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (77 grams, 12.3 cm).
Mummiform figure wearing a lappet wig, arms crossed, holding hoes; black pigment detailing on the hair, face, and seed bag hanging across the back; a panel of hieroglyphic text on the lower body.
ProvenanceEx Carl Leonhard Burckhardt-Reinhard (1902-1965), formed since 1922, Egypt.
Inherited by his son Christopher Burckhardt in 1966, Switzerland.
Since then in the possession of his wife, Switzerland.
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LOT 0040
Egyptian Blue Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£410 (EUR 476; USD 554) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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