EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI GROUP
Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Ca. 332 BC. A group of four mummiform ushabtis in mummiform pose, each wearing a plain tripartite wig; the arms are crossed on the chest, and the hands hold a pick and hoe modelled in relief. The ushabtis flat-backed. A panel of hieroglyphic text running horizontally down the column. For a comparable see: Janes, G, The Shabti Collections, Volume 5, p.470. Size: L:Set of 4: 95-97mm / W:22-24mm ; 113g. Provenance: Private London collection; ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.

Estimate: GBP 150 - 300