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Late Dynastic Shabti in Green Faience

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,700.00 USD Estimated At:3,250.00 - 3,750.00 USD
Late Dynastic Shabti in Green Faience
DEMO LOT
A large mummiform shabti in green-blue glaze darkened from bitumen. Very fine facial features express a serine wigged individual, wearing a false beard, arms crossed holding the crook and flail. Nine lines of inscription follow on the legs. Basket and long bar on back. Formerly in a private collection in Delaware, through inheritance. The piece was presented as a gift to the family from an RAF servieman in the 1950's.