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LOT 0533
Egyptian Deep Blue Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1069-735 B.C.
5 1/8 in. (125 grams total, 13 cm including stand).
Comprising the upper part of the mummiform figure with the arms crossed at the chest and holding agricultural implements in each hand, wearing a tripartite wig with a headband with ties hanging down at the back; a seed bag suspended below the wig; the outline of the hoes, striations on the wig and the seed bag painted black; a central column of hieroglyphs on the front; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Shropshire, UK, collection.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 0533
Egyptian Deep Blue Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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