17 - Egyptian Deir el-Bahari Bright Blue Glazed Faience Shabti of Nesitanebisheru, Daughter of Pinedjem II, High Priest of Amun, and Neskhons. The Peter Clayton Egyptian Collection (Lots 1-32 & 391-500)

Egyptian Deir el-Bahari Bright Blue Glazed Faience Shabti of Nesitanebisheru, Daughter of Pinedjem II, High Priest of Amun, and Neskhons. The Peter Clayton Egyptian Collection (Lots 1-32 & 391-500) Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C. Deep blue, lustrous-glazed mummiform shabti with a tripartite wig and modelled arms; each hand holding a hoe, with the implements, wig, and facial details rendered in black; on the back of the figure, below the wig, hangs a centrally positioned trapezoidal seed bag in black; the bottom half of the figure bears eight columns of hieroglyphic text in black, giving a version of the shabti spell. Cf. Moje, J., Schabtis und verwandte Figurinen. Mit den Best nden der Berliner Antikensammlung, des Museums f r Vor- und Fr hgeschichte und des Vorderasiatischen Museums, Dritte Zwischenzeit, Teil 1, gyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Band 4, Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum, London, 2024, pp. 180-183, for several examples of Nesitanebisheru shabtis in Berlin Museum. 229 grams, 15.1 cm (6 in.). [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions Website] From the cache of mummies of the priests of Amun at Deir el-Bahari, found by the Abdul Rassoul family circa 1910. E.E.S. sale, November 1967, sold for 5.00. Acquired from Richardson, St Christopher s Place, Wigmore Street. London, late 1960s, for 7.00 and 10 shillings. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an academic report by Paul Whelan. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.122. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13491-262881. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.