Fragment of a shabti; head of a shabti figurine with carefully rendered facial features, in a smooth wig, with a thin beard. Celadon glaze. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC; El-Kantara. Shabti, height 2.5 cm., A small sculpted head shown in profile with a smooth rounded top and a defined forehead, brow ridge, nose, lips, chin, and a stylized hairstyle that falls down the back of the head, all rendered in a weathered pale green with areas of light blue and touches of beige and tan where the surface is worn, set against a plain medium-gray background.
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Fragment of a shabti; head of a shabti figurine with carefully rendered facial features, in a smooth wig, with a thin beard. Celadon glaze. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC; El-Kantara. Shabti, height 2.5 cm., A small sculpted head shown in profile with a smooth rounded top and a defined forehead, brow ridge, nose, lips, chin, and a stylized hairstyle that falls down the back of the head, all rendered in a weathered pale green with areas of light blue and touches of beige and tan where the surface is worn, set against a plain medium-gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Fragment shabti head shabti figurine carefully rendered facial features smooth wig thin beard Celadon glaze Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc El-Kantara Shabti height 2.5 cm small sculpted head shown profile smooth rounded top defined forehead brow ridge nose lips chin stylized hairstyle falls down back weathered pale green areas light blue touches beige tan surface worn set plain medium-gray background.

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