Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti w/ Inscription

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely example of a mold-formed faience ushabti covered in lustrous layers of sky-blue glaze. The figure stands in mummiform atop an integral rectangular plinth and dorsal pillar, holds the symbolic pick and hoe in hands crossed atop the chest, and has a seed bag incised behind the left shoulder. The finely detailed face presents with a triangular nose, almond-shaped eyes with elongated corners, full lips, and a false beard, all framed by the lappets of the tripartite wig. An inscribed column of hieroglyphic text is shown in front of the legs that likely identify the name of the deceased with which this figure was buried. Size: 1.2" W x 4.125" H (3 cm x 10.5 cm)

Provenance: private Dunn collection, Coral Springs, Florida, USA, acquired in the 1990s

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Condition Report: Minor nicks to plinth, body, and face, with light fading to areas of glaze pigmentation, and softening to facial details and inscribed hieroglyphs, otherwise intact and very good. Great traces of original glaze pigment throughout.