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LOT 2390
Egyptian Style Hieroglyphic Shabti
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (72.5 grams, 11 cm).
Typical mummiform figure with a finely striated lappet wig, a ba-bird with outspread wings across the chest, a frontal panel of hieroglyphic inscription bordered by a decorative fringed edge, and a rear dorsal pillar with hieroglyphic inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2390
Egyptian Style Hieroglyphic Shabti
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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