Egyptian New Kingdom Wooden Ushabti w/ Bitumen
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Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A finely preserved example of a hand-carved wooden ushabti. The mummiform figure presents with delineated feet, wears a wide skirt, and holds both arms together above the abdomen. The slender head is slightly downturned and exhibits minimalist facial features, and the face is framed by lengthy bangs in front of the angular shoulders. Black-hued bitumen covers the entire figure and perhaps served as a ground for additional pigment at one time. Size: 2.625" W x 8" H (6.7 cm x 20.3 cm)
Provenance: private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection; ex-Pegasus Gallery, Dorset, UK; ex-Hanson's Auctioneers, London, UK; ex-Julian Bird collection, UK, acquired in the early 20th century
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#156948
Provenance: private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection; ex-Pegasus Gallery, Dorset, UK; ex-Hanson's Auctioneers, London, UK; ex-Julian Bird collection, UK, acquired in the early 20th century
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.
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#156948
Condition
One large fissure down entire verso, with fading to applied bitumen pigment, and softening to some finer details on face, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of bitumen across surfaces.
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Egyptian New Kingdom Wooden Ushabti w/ Bitumen
Estimate $1,600 - $2,400
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