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LOT 0020
Egyptian Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
LATE NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1186-715 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (249 grams total, 14 cm high including stand).
Pale grey glazed composition shabti with black outlining to the wig, eyes and facial features, arms, seed sack and a vertical panel of hieroglyphic text to the lower body dedicating the shabti to 'The illuminated, the Osiris, The God's Father (a priestly title) Pia[..]'; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Ex Marc Delorme, Antiquité Archéologie, France.
From the private collection of Mr & Mrs Gent of Belgium, acquired June 2009.
Accompanied by a handwritten illustrated invoice and two handwritten dealer's tags.
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LOT 0020
Egyptian Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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