Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom - Faience - Shabti

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Shabti of faience in mummiform with a three-part wig and crossed forearms holding agricultural tools, dating to the New Kingdom in Egypt (about 1550–664 BCE), 121 mm by 39.2 mm and 92.4 g, from a private London collection, previously in a British art collection since the 1990s, with an engraved vertical hieroglyphic column on the front of the lower body and a seed basket on the back under the wig; origin Egypt, material faience, century 1550 BCE.

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New Kingdom to the Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 - 664 BC.

An ushabti made of faience, mummy-shaped and with a tripartite wig surrounding a rounded face.
The forearms are crossed over the chest and hold agricultural tools, with a seed basket on the back under the wig.
A vertical column of hieroglyphs runs along the front of the lower body.
See for a comparable work: L. Graham, A Shabti of "Tjehebu the Great:" Tjainhebu (TAy-n-Hbw) and Related Names from the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period, fig. 2.

Dimensions: 121 mm x 39.2 mm;
Weight: 92.4 g.

Provenance: Private collection in London; formerly in a British collection of ancient art from the 1990s.

New Kingdom to the Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 - 664 BC.

An ushabti made of faience, mummy-shaped and with a tripartite wig surrounding a rounded face.
The forearms are crossed over the chest and hold agricultural tools, with a seed basket on the back under the wig.
A vertical column of hieroglyphs runs along the front of the lower body.
See for a comparable work: L. Graham, A Shabti of "Tjehebu the Great:" Tjainhebu (TAy-n-Hbw) and Related Names from the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period, fig. 2.

Dimensions: 121 mm x 39.2 mm;
Weight: 92.4 g.

Provenance: Private collection in London; formerly in a British collection of ancient art from the 1990s.

Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom
Title additional information
New Rijks shabti
Century/timeframe
1550 B.CE
Acquired from
Private collection
No. of items
1
Material
Faience
Year acquired
2020
Ethnic group/culture
Ancient Egyptian
Country of Origin
Egypt
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Height
12.1 cm
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Width
4 cm
Sold with stand
No
Previous owner - year acquired
1995
Depth
2.5 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
United Kingdom
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
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Yes
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