Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti w/ Inscription
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Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A mold-formed faience ushabti presenting in mummiform with fused feet atop a rectangular plinth. The green-glazed funerary figure stands tall with a pick and hoe held in hands crossed atop the convex chest. Almond eyes, a flush nose, indented cheek corners, and a striated tripartite wig comprise the physiognomy while 10 lines of hieroglyphics enrobe the body in a spell from the Egyptian Book of the Dead (or Book of Going Forth by Day). Size: 1.19" L x 1.87" W x 6.75" H (3 cm x 4.7 cm x 17.1 cm); 7.8" H (19.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Harry Wallace collection, acquired in the 1980s, by descent to DB, New Paltz, New York, USA
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#182241
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Harry Wallace collection, acquired in the 1980s, by descent to DB, New Paltz, New York, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#182241
Condition
Abrasions and chips to finer details, hieroglyphs, and glaze pigment, with light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and excellent. Hieroglyphs are illegible, however great preservation to overall form.
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Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti w/ Inscription
Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
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