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LOT 0465
Egyptian Faience Shabti
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (41.6 grams, 10.5 cm).
Mummiform figure with plain dorsal pillar, standing with arms crossed and holding agricultural implements, seedbag suspended over the left shoulder; wearing a tripartite wig and a false beard; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx H Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 6: A Selection from the World Museum, Liverpool, Lymm, 2016, p. 499 no. 262 (3.2.87.1b), for a similar shabti in the World Museum, Liverpool.
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Egyptian White Stone Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Hyksos Period, 15th Dynasty, circa 1650-1550 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Scarab with incised detailing on the upper face; underside featuring incised hieroglyphs, including addorsed hawks and right-angled netjer signs; pierced longitudinally. 3.79 grams, 21 mm
Ex A. H. collection, 1990s. -
Egyptian Faience Ushabti
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,106
Mummiform figure with black-pigment facial detailing, sidelock, tripartite wig, dorsal seed-net, tiered collar, and vertical panel of hieroglyphic text. 134 grams, 15 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12848-241648.
A shabti (also known as ushabti or shawabti) is a small funerary figurine found in ancient Egyptian tombs, from around 2000 BCE to 30 BCE. Its main purpose was to act as a servant for the deceased in the afterlife, carrying out manual tasks like farming or irrigation as directed by the gods. Shabtis were frequently inscribed with a magical formula from the Book of the Dead to ensure they would animate when summoned. -
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Large Phoenicio-Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Feline Head
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the half-round with fine detailing and a ribbed suspension loop. 31.9 grams, 46 mm
Ex collection of a Surrey lady, circa 1940s.
It is unclear which deity the head represents, though either Sekhmet or Bastet is likely.
