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LOT 0419
Egyptian Green Glazed Shabti Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
4 - 4 3/8 in. (135 grams total, 10.2-11.3 cm including stand).
Comprising: one upper body with crisply formed facial details, dorsal pillar, agricultural tools and seed bag to the reverse; one knee-length with a hieroglyphic inscription to the lower body; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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