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LOT 0040
Egyptian Wooden Funerary Shabti Figurine
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (39 grams, 14.5 cm).
Carved in the round with D-shaped base, carefully modelled hair and ears with beard absent, the right hand visible, not holding any work tools, the body has the appearance of a mummy entirely draped in a shroud with rather elongated proportions, the broad and rounded face with a slightly ‘smiling’ expression, framed by a tripartite hairstyle without stripes, which continues down the back and two lappets on the chest.
Provenance
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12079-218221.
Literature
Cf. wooden shabti in the British Museum under accession no. EA56930 / 1923,0512.5.
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LOT 0040
Egyptian Wooden Funerary Shabti Figurine
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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