Egyptian Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Text, 7th-1st Century B.C
Conservation: Good condition
Material: Faience
Dimensions: 19.5 cm high
Provenance: Acquired early 1990s.Ex private American collection; thence by descent.Private Swiss collection since 1998; Acquired at auction, UK, February 2023
Price:
2000€
A glazed composition shabti with square base and plain dorsal pillar, tripartite wig and false beard, arms folded across the chest holding agricultural tools and a seed bag to the left shoulder; nine horizontal bands of worn hieroglyphic text from Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead to the lower body.
