AN EGYPTIAN STEATITE SHABTI OF AMEN MESI

NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1391-1353 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN STEATITE SHABTI OF AMEN MESI
new kingdom, dynasty xviii, 1391-1353 b.c.
Depicted mummiform with a striated, tripartite wig, a raised broad collar, and a curved braided beard, with plastic brows and oblique eyes rimmed and banded above, with full lips, the upper lip thicker than the lower, his arms folded over his chest, fists clenched, inscribed for "the purification priest of Amun," who served under pharaoh Amenhotep III
5.3/8 in. (13.7 cm) high

Provenance

Hilton Price Collection
The Hilton Price Collection of Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's London, July 1911, lot 1138
Sidney Sonnino

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The correct lot number from the Hilton Price sale was lot 1139, rather than 1138, as it appears under the provenance for this lot.

Lot Essay

Provenance:
The Hilton-Price Collection of Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's London, 1911, lot 9

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