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Egyptian Green Faience Shabti, Late Period, ca. 400 BC

Mummyform shabti wearing a tripartite wig and a false beard. The crossed hands holding pick and flail. A small seed bag suspended over the figure’s left shoulder.

The shabti is standing on a pedestal and provided with a rudimentary back pillar.

From the same workshop as lot no. 347 offered by Jean-David Cahn in his June 2000 auction.

Intact, surface slightly worn. Neat incisions for the agricultural implements.

H. 8.5 cm (3.3 in)

Swiss private collection

520 USD