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Lot 94
An Egyptian Painted Limestone Ushabti
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000
Price Realized
$17,640
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An Egyptian Painted Limestone Ushabti
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Reign of Rameses II, 1290-1224 B.C.
Height 3 inches (7.6 cm).
Property from a Private Connecticut Collection

Provenance:
Robert Hay of Linplum and Nunraw (1799-1863), Linplum House, Haddington, Scotland, acquired in Egypt between 1824-1839.
Samuel Alds Way (1816-1872), Boston, 1871.
Charles Granville Way (1841-1912), Boston, by descent from the above.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, donated by the above in 1872. [Acc. no. 72.729]
Sotheby’s, New York, Antiquities and Islamic Art, 18 June 1991, Lot 366.
Art Market, Europe.
Sotheby’s, New York, Antiquities and Islamic Art, 1 June 1995, Lot 53.
Private Collection, United States.
Sotheby’s, New York, Ancient Egyptian Sculpture & Works of Art and a Selection of Greek Vases Sold to Benefit the Walker Art Center, 15 December 2016, Lot 13.
(Art Loss Register no. S00125262)

Exhibited:
London, The Crystal Palace, 1871
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