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LOT 0487
Egyptian Pale Green Faience Shabti
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (29.8 grams, 90 mm).
Mummiform figure with dorsal pillar, hands folded across the chest holding a pick and flail, with seed bag over left shoulder. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From the estate of a deceased Norfolk, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a dealer's information display card.
Literature
Cf. von Droste zu Hülsdorf, V. and Schlick-Nolte, B., Ägyptische Bildwerke II: Statuetten, Gefässe und Geräte, Melsungen, 1990, pp.167-169, no. 81, for the type.
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