EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION HIEROGLYPHIC SHABTI Late Period, 664-332 BC A finely-modelled light green shabti with tripartite wig and plaited beard, crossed hands holding tools, dorsal pillar and square base; panel of funerary hieroglyphic text to the lower body. 43 grams, 11 cm (4 1/4"). Extremely fine condition. Provenance From a Private French collection, Paris art market, 1980s. Footnotes A shabti of this superb quality can only have been made for a person of very high status.
EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION HIEROGLYPHIC SHABTI Late Period, 664-332 BC A finely-modelled light green shabti with tripartite wig and plaited beard, crossed hands holding tools, dorsal pillar and square base; panel of funerary hieroglyphic text to the lower body. 43 grams, 11 cm (4 1/4"). Extremely fine condition. Provenance From a Private French collection, Paris art market, 1980s. Footnotes A shabti of this superb quality can only have been made for a person of very high status.
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