COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTIES

Late to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A collection of three faience ushabtis, each mummiform with an oval face beneath a close-fitting wig, the forearms crossed on the chest grasping a pick and hoe, the lower body elongated and ending in a small foot, the back flat. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.4495. Size: 80-80mm x 28-30mm; Weight: 55g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in R.H. private collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2007.