Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom Faience ushabti for prince Khaemwaset, 15,8 cm. Exhibited

This character is a priest Sem of the temple of Ptah, as shown in its inscription: "May the Osiris Sem, Khaemwaset, be enlightened, just voice. Khaemwaset was the fourth son of Ramses II, a great pharaoh, so he was a prince. Mariette thought she found his tomb in the Serapeum at Saqqara because of an inscription that read: 'Khaemwaset son of Rameses and builder of the Serapeum', although he was probably an Apis bull assimilated to the prince. This is a beautiful and very important typological example of the ushebtis of the New Kingdom, in a beautiful shade of white. Provenance: Private collection of Dr. L. Benguerel Godó, Barcelona, acquired in London in the 1960s/ J. Bagot Archeological Gallery, Spain, 2015 Exhibited: Feriarte, IFEMA (Madrid, 16-24 November 2019) The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territorry: all our object will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. Due to Switzerland customs regulations about antiques over 100 years old, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in Switzerland