An Egyptian bright blue glazed composition royal shabti
19th Dynasty, circa 1279 B.C.
With details in black, holding a broad and narrow bladed hoe, wearing a striped tripartite wig, broad collar and bracelet, a finely detailed seedbag slung across the back, inscribed with six horizontal bands of hieroglyphs for 'King Menmaatre' (Sety I), 5½in (14cm) high
19th Dynasty, circa 1279 B.C.
With details in black, holding a broad and narrow bladed hoe, wearing a striped tripartite wig, broad collar and bracelet, a finely detailed seedbag slung across the back, inscribed with six horizontal bands of hieroglyphs for 'King Menmaatre' (Sety I), 5½in (14cm) high
Sold for
£204,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property from an American deceased estate, acquired between 1970 and 1989.
Category: Antiquities
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