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LOT 0469
Egyptian Faience Shabti
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (6.6 grams, 60 mm).
D-shaped in section with tripartite wig and arms crossed at the chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 6: A Selection from the World Museum, Liverpool, Lymm, 2016, p. 519, no. 273, for similar examples from Abydos.
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