An Egyptian Faience Ushabti

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.

Height 6 3/16 inches (16 cm).

Property from a California Private Collection

Provenance:

Private Collection, East Yorkshire, UK.

Hawley’s Auctioneers, UK, November 2015.

Note:

Three vertical columns of hieroglyphs reading from right to left. The inscription is a form of Chapter 6 from the Book of the Dead, the so-called “Shabty Spell.” Full translation available upon request.

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An Egyptian Faience Ushabti

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.

Height 6 3/16 inches (16 cm).

Property from a California Private Collection

Provenance:

Private Collection, East Yorkshire, UK.

Hawley’s Auctioneers, UK, November 2015.

Note:

Antiquities and Ancient Art, Session II

An Egyptian Faience Ushabti

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