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    Ramon

brought this shabti to our attention

14th August 2005

It's here   gone now!

 

 







       From Tim

14th August 06

Fakes of this group of shabtis were made some years ago of such quality that they fooled several respectable museums.  They are fairly widespread and probably outnumber the genuine pieces by a considerable amount.  Microscopic examination is usually necessary to be certain with these pieces.  Buyers should be extremely careful, not least considering the substantial price tags involved, and dealers are advised to steer clear because of the difficulty in re-selling even genuine pieces.

 

Yes, and here is one

 

 

 



If you need confirmatory proof look inside!

 

 

 






Another!

 

I bought this fake Khamwaset especially to show here on the website.

 

It has many mistakes. I don't wish to pubish  a detailed analysis of what betrays it as fake as one doesn't want to unintentionally educate the fakers!

 




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However one can perhaps safely say the external glazed faience layer is too thin and the colour variations in the faience more than a little odd. The discolouration is not natural. There is a serious error in the shape of part of this fake shabti.  The glyphs are too badly done for shabti of such an important person.

Additional information with thanks to Dik and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. 

 





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Compare the shabti at the top of the page with this one above.

Do they come from the same workshop/factory?

Look at the back view particularly.

 






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Compare  with these  two of the same type at the Louvre.

 



 

Mr Cardo

 

14th August 06

These shabtis must grow on trees in Spain,I went to the antiquities dealers at the Passeig del Gracia and saw about 20 of these,added to the dozens I already saw in Brussels says enough,buy with caution

 

     From Melchior 

Check "Boscher Studer Fromentin" , an auction in

Paris . There you can find dozens of similar faience Ramesside

shabtis . I recomend to search old catalogues from : www.auction.fr or www.gazette-drouot.com

 

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This one, for Hori,  actually sold as a reproduction, not as the genuine thing.

 

 




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That said, some people later wondered if it was genuine after all.

 

December 2009.

Still appearing on eBay from time to time.

 

 






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Some Fake Khaemwasets and fake Horis seem to come from the same factory and some have been on the market since the 1970s. There were quite a number of fake white faience ones around in the early 90s.

 



The famous Khaemwaset fake ushabtis call for a few pics of genuine Khaemwasets .

These are in The Louvre

 

 

 

 






Same factory?

 

 



Take your pick.......

 

 




Can you spot the definitely genuine one?

Can you spot the very definite fake?



 

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