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LOT 0485
Egyptian Faience Blue Glazed Shabti
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 323-30 B.C.
5 1/8 in. (91 grams total, 13 cm high including stand).
A typical mummiform figure with moulded facial detailing, a lappet wig, and hands holding a pick and hoe, the back with a possible hieratic inscription, mounted on a custom-made stand with label 'Ancient Egypt / (26th Dyn - Ptolem.) / circa 664-332 BC / Turquoise Faience / Ushabti Figure'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old UK collection.
Acquired from Cestrian Antiques, Chester, UK, 2002.
Ex Pemberton collection, Wales, UK.
Accompanied by old information labels with collection reference C.234.
Accompanied by the original Cestrian Antiques invoice.
Cf. Schneider, H.D., Shabtis. An Introduction to the History of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes with a Catalogue of the Collection of Shabtis in the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, Vol.3, Leiden, 1977, p.78, no. 5.3.4.82, for a similar slender figurine.
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
A netted beadwork composed of red and blue tubular beads; restrung with a modern clasp. 7.93 grams, 40 cm
Ex John Moor galley, 1990s. From the H.W. collection, UK. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card. -
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A beadwork panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask, with false beard with netted border; restrung with some later beads. 30.8 grams, 12 cm
Mariaud de Serres, Paris, 1990s. -
Egyptian Amulet of Trussed Ibex
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Turquoise glazed faience figure of a trussed ibex, with the remains of its large curled horn, tail, facial details, and rope tie picked out in black; damaged and repaired. 11.6 grams, 63 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
Figurines of trussed ibexes in faience were occasionally included in foundation deposits, possibly to represent animals that were sacrificed. However, the shallow depression in the body of this animal is similar to the style of cosmetic dishes, indicating that this particular example may be a funerary object symbolising a more valuable toiletry item.
