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LOT 0431
Egyptian Bronze Shabti for General Wendjebauendjed
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 1047-1001 B.C.
3 in. (68.9 grams, 78 mm).
Mummiform figure wearing a plain tripartite wig, with crossed arms and prominently modelled hands, and a vertical panel of hieroglyphs on the front reading: 'The Osiris, the General Wendjebauendjed, true of voice'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
LiteratureCf. Aubert, J-F., Aubert, L., Statuettes Égyptiennes: chaouabtis, ouchebtis, Paris, 1974, pp. 152-156, and pl. 37, nos. 86-88, for discussion and comparable examples.
FootnotesShabtis made of bronze are uncommon. Ramesses II and Ramesses III were the first pharaohs to use bronze shabtis, a practice Pharaoh Psusennes I reestablished in the 21st Dynasty. In addition to Psusennes I, bronze shabtis were produced for Queen Mutnedjemet, his sister and wife, and for General Wendjebauendjed, who was buried in the same royal hypogeum at Tanis. The exact number of shabtis provided for the general remains unknown, though he had at least twenty mummiform and one overseer shabti in bronze, and many more in faience.
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LOT 0431
Egyptian Bronze Shabti for General Wendjebauendjed
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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Egyptian Faience Amuletic Imsety Son of Horus Plaque
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular green-glazed plaque with standing figure of Imsety in profile, with black pigment to the wig; pierced to the top and bottom; accompanied with a handwritten note reading 'Ancient Egyptian. Fayence pectoral amulet- impressive figure of Imseti, one of the four sons of Horus'. 5.98 grams, 49 mm
From the collection of David Donlan (1947-2025), a dedicated and lifelong collector with a passion for the ancient world and the natural sciences, forming his collection from 1960s onwards, using many reputable dealers across the United Kingdom, including the well-regarded Coincraft and The Parthenon Gallery. Accompanied by an old handwritten information ticket.
The Four Sons of Horus safeguarded the deceased's internal organs. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef the intestines. Plaques, such as this one, were sewn onto the mummy's wrappings or visceral packages. -
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti of Payefadjer
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 1070-945 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Squat mummiform type with face framed by a tripartite wig, hands modelled in relief, holding agricultural tools applied in paint; seed-bag at the back; central vertical hieroglyphic inscription on the lower front reading: 'The Osiris, wab-(priest), lector-(priest), Payefadjer (pꜢy.f-Ꜥḏr), true of voice'. 93 grams, 96 mm
Ex Ms E.C.(1923-2014), Israel. Inherited by her son D.L., Switzerland. -
Gilded Ear from a High Status Egyptian Cartonnage Mask
Late New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-900 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with red underglaze and gilt finish to the obverse; impressed fabric texture to reverse. 12.4 grams, 58 mm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
