LOT 127 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI
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Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Ca. 332 BC A vibrantly coloured shabti in stylised mummiform pose, moulded in a light-blue, glazed faience, wearing a tripartite wig and divine, braided beard. The chest with folded arms, clenching a pick and hoe. A band of hieroglyphic text running vertically down to the trapezoidal base, the reverse with a dorsal pillar, representing the backbone of Osiris, symbolising stability and longevity. For similar see: The Shabti Collections, volume 6, Janes, G, Pl. M13882, pg 442. Size: L:147mm / W:42mm ; With stand: 410g Provenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.
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