Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI GROUP


EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI GROUP - Late Period, Ca. 688-332 BCA set of three finely modelled blue-glazed faience ushabti figures in mummiform pose. Each is depicted wearing a lappet wig and false beard, with detailed facial figures modelled on the front. The figures have two incised hands emerging from their chest, holding an adze and hoe. The lower body has been inscribed with hieroglyphs.Size: 55-65mm x 13-20mm; Weight: 25gProvenance: From a private London collection; Ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.