£2,142
Auction: 31 May 2023 at 15:00 BST
the blue faience ushabti mummiform figure wears a broad collar, a short wig with a side lock of hair, typical for a Sem Priest, his crossed hands hold hoes and a seed bag hangs from the back, a vertical inscription is painted on the front reading, “The illuminated one, the Osiris, Sem Priest of Ptah, Son of the King (Prince), Khaemwaset”
Provenance:
Bertolami Sale 66 Lot 158
Previously with Hixenbaugh Ancient Art (New York, 2014)
Formerly in the collection of Leopoldo Benguerel y Godo, Barcelona, acquired in London in the 1960’s.
Note:
The shabti has been dated by means of a Thermoluminescence analysis carried out in May 2014 by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot. In addition a more recent analysis was carried out by Oxford Authentication in 2022 (with accompanying certificate).