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LOT 0423
Egyptian Faience Shabti Collection
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
2 5/8 - 2 7/8 in. (11.1 grams total, 67-72 mm).
Comprising mainly D-section types with moulded facial detailing some with vertical band of hieroglyphs to the lower body. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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