Auction 001 Part 2
TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale - Day 2
By TimeLine Auction Limited
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Mar 6, 2024
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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- Egyptian (Lots 451-524)
- Greek (Lots 525-647)
- Roman (Lots 648-751)
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- Roman (Lots 752-948)
- Byzantine (Lots 949-990)
- Archaeological Books (Lots 991-1093)
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LOT 495:
Egyptian Faience Shabti Figure with Hieroglyphic Inscription
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Sold for: £650
Start price:
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Estimated price :
£400 - £600
Buyer's Premium: 36%
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Egyptian Faience Shabti Figure with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Olive-green faience with false beard, tripartite wig, holding a pick, hoe and seed bag; plain dorsal pillar; hieroglyphic inscription down the lower front of the body: (?)m?? n ws?r ?tm-n?r ?d-??? ms (n) hr-?b for 'Honoured of Osiris, the God's Sealer Djed-khy(?) born (to) Her-ib'; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p.308 no.219, for a similar shabti for Djed-khy(?)'s mother Her-ib. 120 grams total, 12.5 cm including stand (5 in.).
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
[No Reserve]
