Lot Essay
Cf. J.-F. Aubert, Statuettes égyptiennes, Paris, 1974, pl. 64, fig. 152. The above example is inscribed with a slightly different text than most other shabtis of Pakhaas.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE SHABTI FOR PAKHAAS
LATE PERIOD, 30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 380-342 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE SHABTI FOR PAKHAAS
LATE PERIOD, 30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 380-342 B.C.
With a T-shaped inscription reading: 'Overseer of the Royal Cargo Ships, born to Hathor-em-achet'
6 7/8 in. (17.3 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, 30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 380-342 B.C.
With a T-shaped inscription reading: 'Overseer of the Royal Cargo Ships, born to Hathor-em-achet'
6 7/8 in. (17.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Peter Urban, Phoenix, Arizona, by inheritance in the 1970s.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 5 June 2008, lot 64.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 5 June 2008, lot 64.
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