An Egyptian blue and black glazed composition shabti
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
The details in black, wearing a striped wig, holding an adze and a hoe, with a seedbag slung across the back, six horizontal lines of hieroglyphs inscribed for, 'the musician of Hathor lady of the sycamore, Hwy', 6¼in (15.8cm) high, mounted
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
The details in black, wearing a striped wig, holding an adze and a hoe, with a seedbag slung across the back, six horizontal lines of hieroglyphs inscribed for, 'the musician of Hathor lady of the sycamore, Hwy', 6¼in (15.8cm) high, mounted
Sold for
£1,440
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Collection of Dr John Winnie, St Mary's Georgia, USA.
Literature:
Parallels of the type can be found at the Egyptian Museum of Turin, Italy.
Category: Antiquities
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