Egyptian Ptolemaic blue glazed faience shabti

E234

£125.00

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A dark blue glazed faience shabti figure with moulded details and a flat back.

Culture
Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 4th or 3rd Century BC

Size
7.2 x 2.1 cms, 8 cms including stand

Condition
Repaired on the lower legs, mounted on a painted wood display block

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Devon, UK; acquired by the previous owner from an older local collection probably assembled in the 1940’s-1960’s.

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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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