Fragment of a shabti;, Head of a shabti figurine with carefully rendered facial features. Celadon glaze. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC. Found at El-Kantara. Height 2.4 cm., A small sculpted fragment of a human head shown in profile with visible facial features including a nose, closed eye, and rounded cheek, with a partially eroded rear section exposing a rough, porous interior; the outer surface is smooth and glazed in shades of pale blue and green with some areas of lighter cream and beige where the glaze is worn, while the exposed interior is a coarse, sandy beige; the background is a uniform gray.
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Fragment of a shabti;, Head of a shabti figurine with carefully rendered facial features. Celadon glaze. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC. Found at El-Kantara. Height 2.4 cm., A small sculpted fragment of a human head shown in profile with visible facial features including a nose, closed eye, and rounded cheek, with a partially eroded rear section exposing a rough, porous interior; the outer surface is smooth and glazed in shades of pale blue and green with some areas of lighter cream and beige where the glaze is worn, while the exposed interior is a coarse, sandy beige; the background is a uniform gray.

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Fragment shabti Head shabti figurine carefully rendered facial features Celadon glaze Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc El-Kantara Height 2.4 cm small sculpted fragment human head shown profile visible facial features nose closed eye rounded cheek partially eroded rear section exposing rough porous interior outer surface smooth glazed shades pale blue green areas lighter cream beige glaze worn exposed interior coarse sandy beige background uniform gray.

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