Ancient Egyptian Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Text, 19,5 cm high -Spanish Export Licence - Shabti

A glazed composition shabti with square base and plain dorsal pillar, tripartite wig and false beard, arms folded across the chest holding agricultural tools and a seed bag to the left shoulder; nine horizontal bands of worn hieroglyphic text from Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead to the lower body.

Provenance: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. Acquired at auction in the UK, February 2023.

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For buyers outside the European Union (EU) a Spanish export license is required. This will take several weeks to arrange.

Due to Switzerland customs regulations, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in Switzerland