COLLECTION OF 10 EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN USHABTIS

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A collection of 10 faience ushabtis covered in layers of reflective pale green-hued glaze. The figures stand in mummiform with fused legs and feet; a long Nemes surround the head and a stylised false beard hangs from the chin. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 61.9-73.1mm x 20.7-20.7mm; Weight: 102.7g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.

Estimate: GBP 450 - 900