Apollo Art Auctions

August 2024 Auction  –  25 August 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , August 2024 Auction

Ancient Art, Antiquities

Su, 25.08.2024, from 2:00 PM CEST
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Description

EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA USHABTI

New Kingdom, Ca. 1190 - 1069 BC A remarkable Egyptian New Kingdom example of a terracotta ushabti. The figure stands in mummiform with fused legs. The face has globular eyes, arching brows, a large nose, slender lips, and a tapered chin, all beneath a tripartite wig with lengthy lappets. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 86.1.28; 26.7.1451.
Size: 210mm x 70mm; Weight: 435g
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. M. H. collection, Kensington, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

500
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500

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Price realized 550 GBP
Starting price 500 GBP
Estimate 750 GBP
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