Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH INSCRIPTION

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH INSCRIPTION - Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Ca. 620 BC. A faience mummiform ushabti with a plain wig falling to the shoulders and a rounded face with a false beard. The forearms are crossed on the chest above a tapering body descending to a small square plinth. The front bears horizontal lines of hieroglyphs, and a narrow back pillar runs from the crown to the base.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2021.41.126.Size: 115mm x 35mm; Weight: 58gProvenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in R.H. private collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2007.