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Lot 19*

An Egyptian polychrome limestone shabti

28 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian polychrome limestone shabti
New Kingdom, Late 18th-early 19th Dynasty, circa 1330-1290 B.C.
The blackened tripartite wig with ochre braided ends, the face with traces of reddish flesh coloured pigment remaining, the body with a vertical inscription for the deceased: 'The Lady of the House...', the reverse with a grid of red bandages, 17.5cm high

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Provenance:
Henry and Lilian Dowler collection, UK, acquired mid-1920s; and thence by descent through three generations.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 27 April 2006, lot 420.
London art market.
Private collection, North America.

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