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Lot 132*
An Egyptian blue glazed composition shabti with 'Book of the Dead' script
7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£15,000 - £20,000
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An Egyptian blue glazed composition shabti with 'Book of the Dead' script
Late Period, mid-26th Dynasty, circa 600 B.C.
Of typical mummiform posture with crossed arms holding a pair of hoes in relief, wearing a tripartite wig with a false bead, a net seedbag impressed over its left shoulder, the front of the body with seven rows of cursive or linear hieroglyphic text added in black including the shabti text from chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, 10.7cm high
Late Period, mid-26th Dynasty, circa 600 B.C.
Of typical mummiform posture with crossed arms holding a pair of hoes in relief, wearing a tripartite wig with a false bead, a net seedbag impressed over its left shoulder, the front of the body with seven rows of cursive or linear hieroglyphic text added in black including the shabti text from chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, 10.7cm high
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Provenance:
The Harer Family Trust Collection, acquired in 1979.
With Superior Gallery, Los Angeles, 2254, 06 January 1979. Accompanied by a copy of the invoice.
An unusual piece, shabtis of the period tend more commonly to have impressed hieroglyphs. The use of 'Book of the Dead' script, (an abbreviated form of hieroglyphs also known as linear or cursive hieroglyphs) more commonly found on papyri, is also rare.