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Egyptian Painted Limestone Shabti for Abet-iyiry Egyptian Painted Limestone Shabti for Abet-iyiry Egyptian Painted Limestone Shabti for Abet-iyiry
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LOT 0530

Egyptian Painted Limestone Shabti for Abet-iyiry

LATE NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1100 B.C.

5 1/4 in. (162 grams, 13.3 cm).

With remains of pigment to the tripartite wig, face and eyes; vertical band of hieroglyphic inscription in black on the front giving dedication: 'sḥḏ wsir Ꜣbt-iyiry(?) mꜢʾ ḫrw' ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Abet-iyiry(?), true of voice’; with remains of red borders and red detailing to the back.

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA48977.

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LOT 0530

Egyptian Painted Limestone Shabti for Abet-iyiry

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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