Egyptian Shabti of Psamtek
Late Period, 27th-30th Dynasty, circa 525-343 B.C. A pale green composition shabti standing on a rectangular base, the arms crossed over the chest, holding a pick and a hoe with a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a wig and false beard; two vertical columns of hieroglyphs to the dorsal pillar naming the Controller of the Estates, Psamtek. Cf. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 5: A Selection from the Manchester Museum, Lymm, 2012, 375, no.206; see Manchester Museum, accession number MM 10776, for another shabti for Psamtek. 41.8 grams, 96 mm high (3 3/4 in.). From a Worcester deceased estate.Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.Accompanied by an academic report by Paul Whelan. A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]