Lot no. 90
EARTHENWARE FUNERAL SERVER IN THE NAME OF THE PRIEST HOR Egyptian art, Second Kashmir of Deir el-Bahari, 21st dynasty, 1069-943 BC Statuette of a mummiform funerary servant in blue earthenware, wearing a striped tripartite wig with a headband, his arms crossed, holding farming implements and a sack of seeds. On the front, five lines of hieroglyphs painted in black reproduce an abridged version of Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead, with a reference to "the prophet of Amun Hor". Height 12 cm high Provenance: Rodney Watts Collection, London, acquired by his father in the early 20th century. Charles Ede Limited, London Christian Levett Collection, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2014 Exhibitions: Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, 2014-August 2023 An Egyptian blue-glazed faience shabti for the Priest Hor, Second Cache of Deir el-Bahari, 21st Dynasty, 1069-943 B.C.
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75008 Paris - France
11/18/2025
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