A BRIGHT BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI, carrying water pots on a yoke across his back shown in dark blue glaze, wearing a blue fillet tied at the back, with wig, collar, tools and hieroglyphs in dark blue glaze, 3¾in. (9.7cm.) high; another, overseer figure, carrying whip, 4in. (10.2cm.) high; another similar shabti for Ankhesese, details in dark purple glaze, all Dynasty XXI (1070-945 B.C.), 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; another, painted pottery shabti, carrying single hoe, Dynasty XXII 945-712 B.C.), 3½in. (8.8cm.) high; another, blue glazed shabti, for the Scribe of the divine offerings of the Temple of Amun, Mentuhotep, 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; and a greyish-green shabti for Djed-hor, born of Wedjat, both circa 4th Century B.C., 5in. (12.9cm.) high (6)

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A BRIGHT BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI, carrying water pots on a yoke across his back shown in dark blue glaze, wearing a blue fillet tied at the back, with wig, collar, tools and hieroglyphs in dark blue glaze, 3¾in. (9.7cm.) high; another, overseer figure, carrying whip, 4in. (10.2cm.) high; another similar shabti for Ankhesese, details in dark purple glaze, all Dynasty XXI (1070-945 B.C.), 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; another, painted pottery shabti, carrying single hoe, Dynasty XXII 945-712 B.C.), 3½in. (8.8cm.) high; another, blue glazed shabti, for the Scribe of the divine offerings of the Temple of Amun, Mentuhotep, 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; and a greyish-green shabti for Djed-hor, born of Wedjat, both circa 4th Century B.C., 5in. (12.9cm.) high (6)

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Item 1: a label reads "...1889"
Item 5: a label reads "...1900"

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