About the lot N° 123
Title : Shabti For Nes-Bey, Period : 1187
Medium : carved wood and pigment, shown with carved wig, painted facial features, hoe and pick and a central column of hieroglyphics, raised on a bespoke bronze mount Size : 20.5cm tallNotes : Provenance: From the Collection of the late Julian Bird (inventory number 2062). Julian Bird was an avid collector of Egyptian Antiquities. His collection was formed from the 1970s onwards, mainly from the UK market. Mr. Bird''s notes record that this piece was purchased from a Provincial English auction house in 2013. Prior to that the piece is noted as being in another English private collection, formed in London from the 1950s - 1960s or earlier. Lyon & Turnbull, auctioneer, Edinburgh, UK
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Sale title : African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Sale date : 01 May 2019
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
