Egyptian Faience Shabti Collection

拍品描述

Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. All are typical mummiform figures, each wearing a lappet wig and false beard, holding a pick, a hoe, and a seed bag, with an impressed column of hieroglyphs on the front and a pillar at the back. Cf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p. 277, no. 194, for a similar type. 74.88 grams total, 70-85 mm (2 3/4 - 3 3/8 in.). [6] From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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