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Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 943 BCE. A finely-preserved example of an overseer (or "reis") ushabti, a funerary doll made from faience and covered with lustrous cobalt-blue glaze. The figure's signature overseer skirt extends out from the legs and hangs over the feet while a black-painted whip is held in the left hand. Additional black pigment emphasizes the eyes, mouth, and tripartite wig of the standing figure, and a column of faint hieroglyphs in front of the legs identify the figure as Nesi-ta-udjat. The rarity of this figure stems from how scholars believe this to be the only overseer ushabti identified for this particular individual. Size: 1.3" L x 1.75" W x 4.6" H (3.3 cm x 4.4 cm x 11.7 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Charles Ede, London, UK, October 4, 1984; ex-LACMA, San Bernadino, California, USA, from 1986 to 1990; ex-Drexel Institute from 1895 to 1915, hence to MIA from 1916 to 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, accession number 16.348; ex-Emil Brugsch, Bulaq Museum, Cairo, Egypt, 1894
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#180911
- Condition: Minor repair to back of head, with light overpainting along break lines. Abrasions, pitting, and fading to pigment commensurate with age, with minor softening to some finer details, and light earthen deposits, otherwise in excellent condition. Fading to hieroglyphs Wonderful preservation to blue glaze pigment.
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