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Lot 223

An Egyptian polychrome painted limestone shabti for Lady of the House Mut-Nefret

3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian polychrome painted limestone shabti for Lady of the House Mut-Nefret
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, circa 1292-1185 B.C.
The mummiform body wearing a blue tripartite wig with ochre and black horizontal bands across the bottom of the lappets and on the reverse, and a red broad collar, holding a red hoe in each hand with a seed bag across the back, the face and hands painted in ochre, with a central vertical column of hieroglyphs at the front reading: 'Glorifying the Osiris Lady of the House Mut-Nefret', the text in black paint, further details in ochre and red, 14.2cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
Private collection, France, acquired prior to 1980.
with Medusa Ancient Art, New York.
Private collection, North America, acquired from the above.

The yellow ochre colour used in the detailing of the present lot was perhaps intended to mimic gold.

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