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There is also a statuette dating to the Middle Kingdom (reign of Senwosret III), inscribed for Inyotef (sold by Rupert Wace Ancient Art) .
- Egypt To Retrieve Ancient Statue From Netherlands
African Echo DISCOVERED in Saqara in 1985, stolen then auctioned, an ancient funerary statue “could finally go home to Egypt where it belongs,” according to the Cairo government. A recently found, precious “ushabti”, a funerary figurine that was...
- Ushabti Arrive Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square played host this week to a funerary statuette of a woman named Hener. The statuette, which has been in the Netherlands, will be restored and put on display as a special exhibit. The...
- Egypt To Retrieve 19th-dynasty Statue From Netherlands
Egypt State Information Service Discovered in Saqara in 1985, stolen then auctioned, Ushabti - an ancient funerary statue - could finally go home to Egypt where it belongs. Dating back to the 19th Dynasty, Ushabti was identified when a collector - who...
- More On The Outcome Of The Christie's Auction
http://tinyurl.com/bcgx6This brief article on the Daily Star website provides a little more information on the limestone statue purchased by the Kimbell Art Museum, but also this coverage of the purchase of the statue of Nefertari: "Separately, Christie's...
- Ushabti Stolen During Revolution Returns
A well known ushabti from Egypt's XXVI Dynasty was among the stolen pieces taken from the Cairo Museum during the January revolution of 2011 and the robbery of the museum. The ushabti was broken during its theft and its lower half was left in the...
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Ushabti to be sold at TEFAF
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Magnificent works by the finest artists of every era from classical antiquity to the 21st century will go on show when TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) is held in the Dutch city of Maastricht from 7th to 16th March 2008. . . .
Charles Ede Ltd of London will exhibit a rare ushabti, a figurine placed in the graves of ancient Egyptians, made for Prince Ramesses-Mentuherkhepeshef, son of King Ramesses IX, and dating from about 1100 BC.
There is also a statuette dating to the Middle Kingdom (reign of Senwosret III), inscribed for Inyotef (sold by Rupert Wace Ancient Art) .
- Egypt To Retrieve Ancient Statue From Netherlands
African Echo DISCOVERED in Saqara in 1985, stolen then auctioned, an ancient funerary statue “could finally go home to Egypt where it belongs,” according to the Cairo government. A recently found, precious “ushabti”, a funerary figurine that was...
- Ushabti Arrive Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square played host this week to a funerary statuette of a woman named Hener. The statuette, which has been in the Netherlands, will be restored and put on display as a special exhibit. The...
- Egypt To Retrieve 19th-dynasty Statue From Netherlands
Egypt State Information Service Discovered in Saqara in 1985, stolen then auctioned, Ushabti - an ancient funerary statue - could finally go home to Egypt where it belongs. Dating back to the 19th Dynasty, Ushabti was identified when a collector - who...
- More On The Outcome Of The Christie's Auction
http://tinyurl.com/bcgx6This brief article on the Daily Star website provides a little more information on the limestone statue purchased by the Kimbell Art Museum, but also this coverage of the purchase of the statue of Nefertari: "Separately, Christie's...
- Ushabti Stolen During Revolution Returns
A well known ushabti from Egypt's XXVI Dynasty was among the stolen pieces taken from the Cairo Museum during the January revolution of 2011 and the robbery of the museum. The ushabti was broken during its theft and its lower half was left in the...