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LOT 0019
Egyptian Green Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (169 grams total, 15 cm high including stand).
Olive-green glazed composition with detailed facial features, hands, tools, seed bag, dorsal pillar; T-shaped hieroglyphic text: 'sḥḏ wsir nb pḥ.ty ..ns(?) mꜢʾ ḫrw ms n ipt-wrt(?)' ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Lord of Strength ..ns(?), true of voice’ born to Ipet-weret(?)’; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Part of an old collection dating back to the 19th century.
Ex property of a gentleman, acquired before the 1980s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Literature
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA55512.
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LOT 0019
Egyptian Green Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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