Ancient Coins and Antiquities

Egypt, Late Period (664-332 BC), 26th Dynasty, fragment of a hard faience shabti, with two partial rows of incised hieroglyphs for the king’s scribe Hor-khebi, royal seal-bearer, sole companion and chief priest of the shrines of Upper and Lower Egypt and overseer of the cabinet, 4.5cm x 3cm, 29.77g. Smooth surface with clear details £160-£200

Ernest Seymour Thomas (d. 1935) Collection [acquired early 20th century]; ex Chiswick Auctions; bt Helios Gallery

Hor-khebi’s tomb was discovered at Saqqara in 1903, and his sarcophagus is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.