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LOT 0526
Egyptian Wooden Shabti
NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1292-1185 B.C.
8 1/2 in. (140 grams, 21.5 cm).
Carved in the round in a typical mummiform shape with hands crossed on the chest, wearing a tripartite wig with long, splayed lappets; collector's number to base 'E.803'.
ProvenanceEx R. Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Geneva, Switzerland.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.13228-249321.
Cf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p. 116, no. 53, for a similar example.
FootnotesA shabti (or ushabti) is a small funerary figurine from ancient Egyptian tombs, dating from around 2000 BCE to 30 BCE. Its main purpose was to assist the deceased in the afterlife by performing tasks like farming. Shabtis were often inscribed with a magical formula from the Book of the Dead to ensure they would come to life when needed.
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LOT 0526
Egyptian Wooden Shabti
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,500 (EUR 2,900; USD 3,375) ‡+BP*
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Overseer Shabti
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Overseer shabti type wearing a duplex wig with a fringed lower portion and the characteristic overseer's apron, with the right hand across the chest holding a whip; mounted on a display stand. 131 grams total, 13.1 cm including stand
Acquired from Richardson, February 1965, for £2.00. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.111.
Although uninscribed, this robust figure with a distinctive fringed wig compares to other examples in museum collections (e.g. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 5: A Selection from the Manchester Museum, Lymm, 2012, 324, nos 184a-b). -
Egyptian Black Stone Scarab with Seated Figure
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Plano-convex in section, with the underside showing an enthroned figure holding a staff before a reed leaf, with a sun disc above. 2.8 grams, 17 mm
From a mid 20th century collection. -
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Lance Point Group from Luxor
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three leaf-shaped with tapering sharp points, one tongue-shaped with a rounded point; one with an inked note 'Luxor 1912'; with an old handwritten label reading 'Weapon points- possible lance points - Neolithic'. 60.7 grams total, 53-84 mm
Found Luxor. From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.
