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LOT 0074
Egyptian Wooden Shabti Figure
NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1292-1185 B.C.
8 5/8 in. (138 grams total, 21.9 cm including stand).
Typical mummiform figure, carved in the round with folded arms, wearing a tripartite wig; remains of gesso on the surface; mounted on a wooden base.
ProvenanceEx Budo Bleb (1940-2022) collection, Berlin, formed 1960s onwards.
LiteratureCf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p. 117, no. 55, for a similar example with the simplified carving of the crossed arms.
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LOT 0074
Egyptian Wooden Shabti Figure
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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