TimeLine Auctions

Auction 152  –  23 - 27 May 2023

TimeLine Auctions, Auction 152

Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities, Natural History & Coins

Part 1: Tu, 23.05.2023, from 11:00 AM CEST
Part 2: We, 24.05.2023, from 11:00 AM CEST
Part 3: Th, 25.05.2023, from 11:00 AM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 26.05.2023, from 11:00 AM CEST
Part 5: Sa, 27.05.2023, from 11:00 AM CEST
The auction is closed.
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Description

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]

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Price realized 900 GBP
Starting price 5 GBP
Estimate 600 GBP
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