Description : LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Standing on an integral plinth against a back pillar, depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding agricultural implements in each hand, a seed sack over his left shoulder, wearing a tripartite wig and plaited false beard, inscribed with ten lines of hieroglyphs for Psamtjek son of Amen, including excerpts from Chapter VI of The Book of the Dead
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high
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About the lot N° 93 Title : Faience Shabti For Psamtjek Size : 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high Provenance : Gift of Robert Blaugrund, 1980. Notes : PROPERTY FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDFor a similar example see Leiden F1967/10.1, p. 181, pl. 121 in Schneider, Shabtis - An Introduction to the History of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes with a Catalogue of the Collection of Shabtis in the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden.*Please note that this lot is being sold by an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization Certificate. Christie's, auctioneer, New York, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 09 Dec 2005It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale