Miniature Egyptian Ptolemaic Faience Ushabtis (3)
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Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A set of 3 mold-formed faience funerary figures called shabti (plural ushabti) covered in colorful glaze. Each figure presents standing in mummiform with arms crossed atop their chests and with slender tripartite wig lappets framing their minimalist faces and false beards. Size of each (all are relatively similar): 0.45" W x 1.6" H (1.1 cm x 4.1 cm)
Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000
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#158957
Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#158957
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Each figure has minor abrasions, fading to glaze pigment, light earthen deposits, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall forms.
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Miniature Egyptian Ptolemaic Faience Ushabtis (3)
Estimate $600 - $900
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