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.

Provenance

Acquired 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.

Literature

Cf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p. 259, no. 182, for the type.

CONDITION

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