Lot Essay
Cf. three similar shabtis in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, no. 78.161.
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NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1292-1185 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD SHABTI FOR THE STEWARD KHAY
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1292-1185 B.C.
Wearing tripartite wig with two long lappets, the arms crossed on the chest over a column of hieroglyphic text, reading: 'the Osiris, the scribe and Steward Khay, true of voice', mounted
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1292-1185 B.C.
Wearing tripartite wig with two long lappets, the arms crossed on the chest over a column of hieroglyphic text, reading: 'the Osiris, the scribe and Steward Khay, true of voice', mounted
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, France, 1902.
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