A Large and Important Egyptian Alabaster Shabti, late 18th - 19th Dynasty, ca. 1320–1200 BCE Jewelry - Gemstones goddess of happiness

goddess of happiness

Andre Emmerich (1924 – 2007) was a German-born American gallerist who specialized in the color field school and pre-Columbian art while also taking on artists such as David Hockney and John D

Although only the base survives

The head is rounded and compact

with carefully articulated features and an unusually well-preserved glaze

A Large and Important Egyptian Alabaster Shabti, late 18th - 19th Dynasty, ca. 1320–1200 BCE Jewelry - Gemstones goddess of happinessShabtis carved from alabaster are typically found only in the later part of the Eighteenth Dynasty and into the Nineteenth Dynasty, which makes surviving examples comparatively rare. This exceptional example is depicted in the traditional mummiform stance, with arms neatly folded, wearing a smooth tripartite wig and a quietly composed expression. The face is modeled with subtle, introspective features, carefully rendered with gently arched brows,