Egyptian New Kingdom painted pottery shabti figure

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A moulded pottery shabti figure with red, white and black painted details and traces of a black painted inscription.

Culture
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, c. 1292-1189 BC

Size
15.5 x 5.3 cms

Condition
Intact as shown, left elbow chipped and the black painted inscription mostly lost

Provenance
Ex. collection: Francois Antonovich, Paris, France.

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Shabti figures

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Shabtis (also known as shawabtis or ushabtis) are small human figures, usually mummiform in shape, which were placed in tombs to replace and act as servants of the deceased in the afterlife - Read on.....
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