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LOT 0035

Egyptian Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Text

7TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.

7 3/4 in. (212 grams, 19.5 cm high).

A glazed composition shabti with square base and plain dorsal pillar, tripartite wig and false beard, arms folded across the chest holding agricultural tools and a seed bag to the left shoulder; nine horizontal bands of worn hieroglyphic text from Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead to the lower body.

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.

CONDITION

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LOT 0035

Egyptian Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Text

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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