Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH INSCRIPTION

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: 55gProvenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in R.H. private collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2007.