Faience Ushabti

Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, 1069-702 BC

Height: 10.8 cm

Fine bright blue glazed faience pottery mummiform figure wearing the royal wig, arms crossed and holding implements in both hands. Black painted seed sack on his back. Finely painted hieroglyphic register down the front of his legs, eyes and headband painted black. Intact, exc. cond. A rare and beautiful example.

Provenance: Private NYC collection; Private Collection, Connecticut; John N. Winnie Jr Collection, Georgia, 1980-90s

£9,000