Lot 4
**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 672 to 30 BCE. A lovely ensemble of Egyptian examples: a faience ushabti, a necklace comprised of dozens of tubular faience beads, and a petite sample of a mummy wrapping. The mummy cloth has been tied to the faience strand to be worn as a pendant. An excellent study piece! Size of ushabti: 0.8" W x 2.6" H (2 cm x 6.6 cm); of necklace strand: 19.5" L (49.5 cm); of largest bead: 0.6" L x 0.1" W (1.5 cm x 0.3 cm)
Shabti (or ushabti) dolls are figures shaped like adult male or female mummies wearing traditional ancient Egyptian headdresses. The ancient Egyptians believed that after they died, their spirits would have to work in the "Field of Reeds" owned by the god of the underworld, Osiris. This meant doing agricultural labor, which was required by all members of society, from workers to pharaohs. The wealthier nobility in Egyptian society were able to have shabtis made of coveted faience, and blue faience was meant to reflect the color of the river Nile both on earth and in the afterlife.
Provenance: ex-private Towaco, New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Sands of Time Ancient Art, Washington DC, USA; ex-private Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired in the 1990s; ex-private George Ollinger collection, Pennsylvania, USA, acquired in the late 1950s - 1960s
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- Condition: Mummy wrapping is a fragment. Chipping, fissures, and losses to some beads. Ushabti has expected surface wear but is otherwise intact.
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