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LOT 0480
Egyptian Green Glazed Shabti
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (73 grams, 12.5 cm).
With arms crossed at the chest holding pick, hoe and cord for seed bag, dorsal pillar, horizontal and vertical panels to the lower body with hieroglyphic text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, in the early 1980s.
Ex collection of a private collector.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. von Droste zu Hülsdorf, V. and Schlick-Nolte, B., Ägyptische Bildwerke II: Statuetten, Gefässe und Geräte, Melsungen, 1990, pp.161-162, no. 78, for the shabti type.
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Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Faience shabti with detailed face, beard and wig, holding a pick and hoe, dorsal pillar and seed bag to left shoulder; some loss to surface; repaired. 162 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex Gilles Grimm collection, Paris, France. Acquired by the current owner from Aguttes, 19 December 2018, no.451. Property of a French collector. -
Egypto-Phoenician Stone Scaraboid Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
One with incuse bird, chevron and other motifs to the underside, the other in mottled hardstone. 4.69 grams total, 13-18 mm
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Egyptian Blue Faience Ram Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Modelled resting on a tongue-shaped base with ribbed suspension loop. 2.15 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of Doctor Girard, a collector for over 60 years. with Hotel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 May 2017. Property of a French collector.
Various gods were depicted in the form of rams. The downturned horns on this amulet indicate that the ram is a representation of Amun. The ram was symbolically linked to concepts of revival and fecundity. Eventually, it became associated with Osiris and was recognised as the god's soul or ba.
