EGYPTIAN MUMMIFORM WOODEN STATUETTE OF PTAH SOKAR OSIRIS

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. An Egyptian painted ushabti faience figure presented with a dignified posture. The figure is in the classic mummiform pose with fused legs and protruding feet, and stands with arms held tightly against the sides and hands crossed atop the sternum. The pick and hoe typically seen in relief on other shabti figures were perhaps instead painted atop the wooden surface along with other vibrant embellishments. The face peers forward with almond-shaped eyes and bears a flush nose, full lips turned into a slight smile, and tapered cheeks, with recessed, lightly cupped ears framed within the lappets of a headdress that rests low along the brow. The figurine is adorned with a large hieroglyphic inscription (Chapter VI of The Book of the Dead) on the lower part of the body with red and black pigments. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 6060, Antiquities, lot. 103. Size: 380mm x 85mm; Weight: 660g Provenance: Property of a London gallery acquired on the UK art market; Ex. Private collection, Germany. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000