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LOT 0022
Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti for a Sem Priest
SAITE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
7 1/8 in. (230 grams, 18.2 cm).
Pale blue composition with moulded detail to the wig, beard, tools and seed bag; nine horizontal bands of hieroglyphic text to the lower half of the body; dorsal pillar.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
Cf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p. 259, no. 182, for the type.
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LOT 0022
Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti for a Sem Priest
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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