EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH INSCRIPTION. Late Period, 26th…

Lot no. 617

Estimate: £300 - £600

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

Description

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH INSCRIPTION. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Ca. 620 BC. A faience ushabti with a tripartite wig and a plaited false beard, the mummiform body slender and tapering to a small square plinth. The forearms are crossed high on the chest, the wrists indicated above a narrow torso, with a seed bag over the left shoulder. The front is inscribed in horizontal registers of hieroglyphs, and a shallow back-pillar descends from the crown to the heel. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2021.41.126. Size: 110mm x 35mm; Weight: 55g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in R.H. private collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2007.

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