Lot Essay
Cf. J-F. and L. Aubert, Statuettes Égyptiennes, Paris, 1974, p. 263 for reference to another of the same type.
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DYNASTY XXVI, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN FRIT SHABTI OF THE PRIEST AND TEMPLE CONTROLLER, KHOUI-PSAMTEK, BORN OF TADEBHENET
DYNASTY XXVI, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Holding pick, hoe and seed basket over his left shoulder, with ten lines of hieroglyphs, mounted
7½ in. (18.5 cm.) high
DYNASTY XXVI, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Holding pick, hoe and seed basket over his left shoulder, with ten lines of hieroglyphs, mounted
7½ in. (18.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold Christie's London, 23 February 1981, lot 79.
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