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LOT 0025

Egyptian Wooden Shabti Box Lid

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.

10 1/2 in. (268 grams, 26.5 cm wide).

Rectangular lid fragment with rounded upper corners, plano-convex in section; painted image of two jackals representing Anubis, the god of embalming, crouching above rectangular frames, probably tombs, with a sceptre held in its forepaws; remains of fixing pegs to the reverse.

Provenance

J.H.H. Claessen (1926-2006), Bladel, Netherlands.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11944-209616.

Literature

Cf. wooden shabti-box with image of Anubis in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1868,1102.90.

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LOT 0025

Egyptian Wooden Shabti Box Lid

Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)

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