Egyptian Third Intermediate painted faience shabti figure

E282

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A dark blue glazed faience shabti figure with moulded and black painted details. Faint illegible traces of a painted inscription can be seen on the front of the legs.

Culture
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 1050-730 BC

Size
10.6 x 3.7 cms

Condition
Repaired on waist, surface chipping and discolouration as seen in the photographs

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Francheville, France; formerly in a late 19th Century collection

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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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