An ushabti for the commander of the royal fleet, 26th Dynasty (664 - 525 B.C.)

An ushabti for the commander of the royal fleet, 26th Dynasty (664 - 525 B.C.) Ushabti in mummy shape made of turquoise glazed faience. Head with wig and beard, arms crossed over chest holding flail and field hoe. Below the arms there is a nine-line inscription, the lines delimited by lines. The inscription read in April 1981 by Professor Kamploni of the Oriental Seminar of the University of Zurich, Department of Egyptology. According to the reading, it is an ushabti for Tan he bou (other reading: Tha en hab), which means "son of the Ibis" (or the god Thoth). The mother is named “Ta Nefertiti”. The dead person was commander of the royal fleet in the Saiten period. Height 18.2 cm. Perfectly preserved ushabti, modernly mounted on a square bronze base.Provenance: Berlin private collection. Taken over from the parents' possessions, acquired by the father in the 1970s from a renowned collector of Egyptian art in Switzerland.Condition: I