Egypt - Large Shabti Figurine - 30th Dynasty > Lot No. 605

Description:
30th Dynasty - Ptolemaic Period, circa 380-30 BC. A large bichrome blue glazed composition shabti, mummiform, holding a pick and hoe; with details in dark blue of the tripartite wig, false beard and tricolumnar inscription on the front.

Measurements:
155 mm, 160 grams.

Condition:
Very fine condition with no repairs.

Provenance:
From the Paul Burgess collection, purchased on the London art market in the late 1960's.

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (EUR 1,790 - 2,390; USD 2,380 - 3,170)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £1,500