ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI
Late Dynastic Period, Ca. 664-332 BC. A light blue faience ushabti figure wearing a tripartite wig, a false beard, and holding a sheaf of wheat and a hoe. Shabtis, also known as ushabtis, are Egyptian tomb offerings intended to serve and assist the dead in the afterlife. Ushabtis are usually inscribed with title, names, and sometimes parentage of the individual that dedicated them. Such figurines could also be inscribed with passages from the book of the dead so as to secure safe passage for the deceased on their journey to the underworld. Size: L:100mm / W:30mm ; 36g Provenance: Private London collection; ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.

Estimate: GBP 75 - 150