EGYPTIAN HIGH STATUS HIEROGLYPHIC SHABTI Late Period, 664-332 BC A finely-modelled light green glazed composition 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, 11cm (4 1/4"). Condition Extremely fine condition, repaired. Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly in the Dubois collection; acquired Paris, France; 1970s. Footnotes A shabti of this quality can only have been made for a person of very high status.
EGYPTIAN HIGH STATUS HIEROGLYPHIC SHABTI Late Period, 664-332 BC A finely-modelled light green glazed composition 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, 11cm (4 1/4"). Condition Extremely fine condition, repaired. Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly in the Dubois collection; acquired Paris, France; 1970s. Footnotes A shabti of this quality can only have been made for a person of very high status.
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