Description:

Egyptian, Late Dynastic Period, 26 Dynasty, 6th century BCE. A sizable faience ushabti of light seafoam green hues. The figure stands in mummiform atop an integral rectangular plinth with crossed arms holding the symbolic pick and hoe used to sow the sacred fields of Osiris in the afterlife. Almond-shaped eyes with extended outer canthi, an aquiline nose, naturalistic ears, and pursed full lips comprise the visage which is adorned with a tripartite wig and a plaited false beard. A hieroglyphic text is inscribed on the front of the lower body, with the first line wrapping around the body to his back. A fabulous example from the Late Dynastic Period! Size: 5.39" H (13.7 cm)

For a stylistically-similar example from the 26th Dynasty, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 58.4.2).

This piece is accompanied by an Art Loss Register Certificate.

Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex private Swiss collection, 1970s; accompanied by Art Loss Register Certificate.

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  • Condition: Normal surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age. Minute nicks to peripheries of base and high-pointed areas of the figure. Otherwise intact and excellent. Scattered deposits. Well-defined features and inscription. Beautiful color.

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