30TH DYNASTY TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH TO 1ST CENTURY B.C.

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ELEVEN EGYPTIAN PAINTED TERRACOTTA SHABTIS
30TH DYNASTY TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH TO 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Mold made, each depicted mummiform with the arms crossing the chest, holding a hoe in each hand, preserving red and black pigment over white slip
Tallest: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired by the Cattaui family, Switzerland, prior to 1982.

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Lot Essay

These miniature shabtis were likely once part of a group numbering in the hundreds, ideally 401, with each representing one day of the Egyptian calendar year. For a similar group see no. 348 in L. Berman, ed., Catalogue of Egyptian Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art.

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