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LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN PALE TURQUOISE FAIENCE SHABTI
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
Standing on an integral rectangular plinth against a back pillar, depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding agricultural implements in each hand, a seed sack over his left shoulder, wearing a striated tripartite wig and plaited false beard, inscribed with ten lines of hieroglyphs
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
Standing on an integral rectangular plinth against a back pillar, depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding agricultural implements in each hand, a seed sack over his left shoulder, wearing a striated tripartite wig and plaited false beard, inscribed with ten lines of hieroglyphs
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Colonel H. S. Roch, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (1876-1960) collection, acquired between 1902-1930 on a voyage back from one of his postings in India.
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