ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SHABTI FOR KHAEMWASET, SON OF... Lot n° 45

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SHABTI FOR KHAEMWASET, SON OF RAMESES II EGYPT, NEW KINGDOM DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1250 - 1230 BC 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” (15cm high (excl. stand)) 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).