Egyptian New Kingdom Glazed Faience Ushabti

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 20th to 21st Dynasty, ca. 1189 to 943 BCE. A lovely ushabti built by hand from white faience and covered in layers of lustrous blue-green glaze. The mummiform figure stands upon fused legs and holds a pick and hoe in arms crossed atop the broad chest. The protruding face presents with black-painted eyes beneath thin brows, tall ears flanked by lengthy wig lappets, and a black headband tied behind the wig. Atop the legs is a column of black hieroglyphs that reads, "The Osiris, true of voice in the underworld, convey by water [the deceased]." Size: 1.8" W x 4.8" H (4.6 cm x 12.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000

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#158577
Condition Report: Minor abrasions to legs, body, and head, with fading to areas of glaze and black pigment on face and some hieroglyphs, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Great remains of hieroglyphs atop legs.