Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH HIEROGLYPHIC

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BCAn Egyptian faience ushabti covered in lustrous layers of turquoise-hued glaze. The ushabti stands mummiform atop an integral rectangular plinth, holding the symbolic pick and hoe in arms crossed atop the chest, with a seed bag incised behind the left shoulder. The narrow countenance features almond-shaped eyes, a prominent nose, a false beard, and cupped ears beneath a simple tripartite. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 21841, Antiquities, Lot. 127.Size: 130mm x 40mm; Weight: 85gProvenance: From a private London collection; Ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.