An Egyptian glazed composition shabti
Hawarra, 30th Dynasty, circa 380-343 B.C.
The mummiform figure shown with finely striated tripartite wig, holding an adze and hoe with a seedbag suspended from the left shoulder, the front impressed with nine horizontal bands of text for 'the Priest of Neith, Horwedja born to Shedet' 8¾in (22cm) high, LWRNC Collection 1895, inscribed on the back pillar
Hawarra, 30th Dynasty, circa 380-343 B.C.
The mummiform figure shown with finely striated tripartite wig, holding an adze and hoe with a seedbag suspended from the left shoulder, the front impressed with nine horizontal bands of text for 'the Priest of Neith, Horwedja born to Shedet' 8¾in (22cm) high, LWRNC Collection 1895, inscribed on the back pillar
Sold for
£4,560
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Footnotes
- Provenance:
Lawrence Collection 1895.
Sotheby's London, 31 May 1979, lot 151.
Spanish private collection, accompanied by a Spanish export licence.
Literature:
J.F. Aubert, Statuettes egyptiennes, Paris, 1974, fig. 154, pl. 65.
Cf. H.D. Schneider, Shabtis II, Leiden, 1977, 5.3.1.188; 5.3.1.262; 5.3.1.267.
Category: Antiquities
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