SHABTI FOR THE PRIEST NEFERKA

Description: A superb light turquoise faience ushabti figurine. He is wearing a tripartite wig. Only the hands, crossed over the chest, protrude from the complete mummiform shroud in which the figure is wrapped. These are holding two hoes and a seed bag, indicating the agricultural work which he must carry out in the Other World.Nine horizontal registers of hieroglyphs cover the body and include the name of the owner of the ushabti, Neferka, priest and scribe of the Temple of Ptah, son of the Lady Isis. This dignitary is known in Egypt as his ushabtis are some of the most beautiful which have been conserved.| Egypt, 26th Dynasty. 664-525 B.C.

Condition: Excellent condition Notes: The piece includes authenticity certificate. For reasons of data protection, when the provenance of the pieces is private collections, only the initials of the particular collectors are shown, the complete information of these collections will be delivered to the buyer in the authenticity certificate. |The piece includes Spanish Export License ( Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested and an export fee must be paid ( see terms and conditions ). This process could take between 1 and 2 months.

Provenance: O.C. Private Collection - Barcelone. Acquired at a french auction house. Old collection formed in the 60s in Paris, France. Dimensions: 20,50 cm.