Egyptian Green Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
Late Period, 664-323 B.C. Modelled mummiform with arms crossed over the chest, holding pick and hoe, a column of hieroglyphs with owner and mother's names running vertically down the front of the body, standing on a plinth with blank pillar to reverse; mounted on a wooden display base. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 03.6.3, for a comparable shabti of this period.123 grams total, 13 cm high including stand (5 1/8 in.). Gifted by Herbert Parsons (1870-1940) to his grandson, James Gibson (1926-2013). Inherited by the vendor and her brother, from their grandfather James Gibson. The owner of this shabti (name unclear) was a Hem-Ka priest of Osiris. [No Reserve]
Price realized | 900 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 600 GBP |