GROUP OF FIVE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTIS

Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC A collection of Egyptian faience ushabti figures. These five figures are depicted in a mummiform posture with fused legs, and are adorned with green and brown glaze. Serving as representations of the deceased, these miniature figures were traditionally positioned in tombs to undertake agricultural tasks and other manual labor in the afterlife on behalf of their owners. A complete set comprised 401 shabtis: 365 workers, symbolizing each day of the year, and 36 overseers, representing each ten-day week.
Size: 50-53mm x 10-13mm; Weight: 38g
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in the early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.

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Estimate: GBP 150 - 300