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LOT 0021
Egyptian White Faience Shabti for Khaemwaset
RAMESSIDE PERIOD, 19TH-20TH DYNASTY, 1305-1080 B.C.
5 1/4 in. (87 grams, 13.3 cm high).
With black applied detailing to the face, arms, tools and block of hieroglyphic text to the lower body giving the dedication 'The illuminated one, the Osiris, Sem-(priest), Khaemwaset, true of voice.'
Provenance
Acquired from Alex Malloy, New York, U.S.A., 1970-1980s.
Ex U.S.A. collection.
Accompanied by an old certificate of authenticity ($2900.00).
Literature
Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1868,0709.8.
Footnotes
Although lacking the title 'King's son', this shabti is probably for Prince Khaemwaset, offspring of Ramesses II, who was Sem-priest in the temple of Ptah at Memphis.
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LOT 0021
Egyptian White Faience Shabti for Khaemwaset
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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