Ancient Egyptian Shabtis for Sale
The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) funerary figurines were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as substitutes for the deceased, should he/she be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. They were used from the Middle Kingdom (around 1900 BC) until the end of the Ptolemaic Period nearly 2000 years later. Most ushabtis were of minor size, and many produced in multiples - they sometimes covered the floor around a sarcophagus. Exceptional ushabtis are of larger size, or produced as a one-of-a-kind master work.
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| | Egyptian 'Epigraphic' Shabti 023500 | Egyptian 'Epigraphic' Shabti Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 34.54 grams, 106.60 mm. Late Period, circa 664-525 BC. A finely proportioned shabti in pale blue and olive-green faience. The feet rest on a square plinth which extends as a square-section post along the back of the body to the neck. The figure depicts a male mummy with hairpiece and plaited beard, grasping the hoe and flail in his crossed hands. The lower body and legs bear a hieroglyphic inscription. Reference: see Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection. | £450.00  |  |
| | Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti 022202 | Ancient Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 11.33 grams, 64.87 mm. Late Period, circa 664-525 BC. A beautiful well proportioned shabti in white faience moulded on a small square plinth with an extended back section that terminates at the head. The shabti is of mummy form wearing tripartite wig and royal beard; the arms are crossed and hold a crook in one and a flail in the other. Reference: for an overview see Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. A good piece in very fine condition. Provenance: property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman, UK; acquired in the late 1980's. | £65.00 |  |
| | Egyptian 'Worker Figure' Shabti Figurine 014370 | Egyptian 'Worker Figure' Shabti Figurine Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 92.47 grams, 103.91 mm. Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-747 BC. A worker figure with details painted in black including hoes and seed basket with a column of hieroglyphs at the front, probably with the name of the owner. Reference: for similar shabti see, Bonhams auction catalogue 26th April 2007, lot 424. A good example in very fine condition. Provenance: ex old English collection. | £575.00 |  |
| | Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti Figurine 017514 | Ancient Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 29.34 grams, 97.10 mm. Late Period, circa 664-525 BC. A beautiful well proportioned shabti in white faience moulded on a small square plinth with an extended back section that terminates at the head. The shabti is of mummy form wearing tripartite wig and royal beard; the arms are crossed and hold a crook in one and a flail in the other. Reference: for an overview see Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. A good piece in very fine condition. Provenance: ex an old English collection. | £110.00 |  |
| | Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti 022174 | Ancient Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 10.45 grams, 61.67 mm. Late Period, circa 664-525 BC. A beautiful well proportioned shabti in white faience moulded on a small square plinth with an extended back section that terminates at the head. The shabti is of mummy form wearing tripartite wig and royal beard; the arms are crossed and hold a crook in one and a flail in the other. Reference: for an overview see Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. A good piece in very fine condition. Provenance: property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman, UK; acquired in the late 1980's. | £65.00 |  |
| | Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti 022179 | Ancient Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 10.96 grams, 63.42 mm. Late Period, circa 664-525 BC. A beautiful well proportioned shabti in white faience moulded on a small square plinth with an extended back section that terminates at the head. The shabti is of mummy form wearing tripartite wig and royal beard; the arms are crossed and hold a crook in one and a flail in the other. Reference: for an overview see Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. A good piece in very fine condition. Provenance: property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman, UK; acquired in the late 1980's. | £75.00 |  |
| | Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti 022180 | Ancient Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 15.33 grams, 65.94 mm. Late Period, circa 664-525 BC. A beautiful well proportioned shabti in white faience moulded on a small square plinth with an extended back section that terminates at the head. The shabti is of mummy form wearing tripartite wig and royal beard; the arms are crossed and hold a crook in one and a flail in the other. Reference: for an overview see Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. A good piece in very fine condition. Provenance: property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman, UK; acquired in the late 1980's. | £75.00 |  |
| | Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti 022173 | Ancient Egyptian '26th Dynasty' Shabti Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 11.34 grams, 61.98 mm. Late Period, circa 664-525 BC. A beautiful well proportioned shabti in white faience moulded on a small square plinth with an extended back section that terminates at the head. The shabti is of mummy form wearing tripartite wig and royal beard; the arms are crossed and hold a crook in one and a flail in the other. Reference: for an overview see Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. A good piece in very fine condition. Provenance: property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman, UK; acquired in the late 1980's. | £70.00 |  |
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