Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti with Hieroglyphs
Third Intermediate Period, 1070-525 BC. A blue-glazed shabti figurine with painted detailing in black, wearing a tripartite wig with seshed fillet, holding two hoes in the crossed arms, seed-bag on the back; a vertical column of hieroglyphic text to the front of the body and legs; old collector's label to base. 128 grams, 11cm (4 1/2"). 1920s collection. Acquired in the early 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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Third Intermediate Period, 1070-525 BC. A blue-glazed shabti figurine with painted detailing in black, wearing a tripartite wig with seshed fillet, holding two hoes in the crossed arms, seed-bag on the back; a vertical column of hieroglyphic text to the front of the body and legs; old collector's label to base. 128 grams, 11cm (4 1/2"). 1920s collection. Acquired in the early 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
Condition Report: Fine condition.