An Egyptian bright blue glazed composition shabti
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 1000 B.C.
Of typical form with details in black, the frontal column of hieroglyphs for 'the Lady Tjent-ipt', probably from Deir el-Bahri, 31/8in. (7.9cm.), repaired; an Egyptian pottery shabti, with some pale green glaze remaining, Third Intermediate Period, 21st-22nd Dynasty, circa 1085-730 B.C., 4in. (10.2cm.), glaze worn; an uninscribed pale green glazed composition shabti, Late Period, after 500 B.C., 37/8in. (9.9cm.) worn; and the upper half of an Egyptian-style pottery figure, Not Ancient, 3½in. (9cm.) (4)
Of typical form with details in black, the frontal column of hieroglyphs for 'the Lady Tjent-ipt', probably from Deir el-Bahri, 31/8in. (7.9cm.), repaired; an Egyptian pottery shabti, with some pale green glaze remaining, Third Intermediate Period, 21st-22nd Dynasty, circa 1085-730 B.C., 4in. (10.2cm.), glaze worn; an uninscribed pale green glazed composition shabti, Late Period, after 500 B.C., 37/8in. (9.9cm.) worn; and the upper half of an Egyptian-style pottery figure, Not Ancient, 3½in. (9cm.) (4)
Sold for
£549
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Given to the vendor's late husband by a neighbour when he was a boy in the 1920's.
Category: Antiquities
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