Translated Egyptian Polychrome Ushabti for Wah-Smen
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1077 BCE. An attractive example of a mold-formed pottery ushabti covered in white pigment and accentuated with areas of red and black. The figure stands in mummiform with fused legs and three yellow 'bandages,' holds a black-painted pick and hoe in arms crossed atop the chest, and has a seed bag painted on the verso. The peaceful visage exhibits almond-shaped eyes with elongated corners, a slender nose, full lips, and a tapered chin, all beneath a black tripartite wig with lengthy lappets and a white fillet wrapped around the middle. When translated, a black hieroglyphic inscription down the legs reads, "The Illuminate, the Osiris, Wah-Smen, [the one who] lays down the record." Size: 1.8" W x 6.2" H (4.6 cm x 15.7 cm); 6.8" H (17.3 cm) on included custom stand.
For a stylistically similar example for Tamakit, wife of Khonsu, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 86.1.26
Another stylistically similar example, of a smaller size, hammered for $7,500 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 3403, December 11, 2014, lot 56).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Julian Bird collection, London, UK, acquired between 1970 and 2012
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#153110 Dimensions: Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to legs, body, and head, with chipping and fading to areas of original pigmentation and hieroglyphic inscription, softening to some finer details, minor pitting, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and nice traces of original pigment throughout.
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Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1077 BCE. An attractive example of a mold-formed pottery ushabti covered in white pigment and accentuated with areas of red and black. The figure stands in mummiform with fused legs and three yellow 'bandages,' holds a black-painted pick and hoe in arms crossed atop the chest, and has a seed bag painted on the verso. The peaceful visage exhibits almond-shaped eyes with elongated corners, a slender nose, full lips, and a tapered chin, all beneath a black tripartite wig with lengthy lappets and a white fillet wrapped around the middle. When translated, a black hieroglyphic inscription down the legs reads, "The Illuminate, the Osiris, Wah-Smen, [the one who] lays down the record." Size: 1.8" W x 6.2" H (4.6 cm x 15.7 cm); 6.8" H (17.3 cm) on included custom stand.
For a stylistically similar example for Tamakit, wife of Khonsu, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 86.1.26
Another stylistically similar example, of a smaller size, hammered for $7,500 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 3403, December 11, 2014, lot 56).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Julian Bird collection, London, UK, acquired between 1970 and 2012
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#153110 Dimensions: Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to legs, body, and head, with chipping and fading to areas of original pigmentation and hieroglyphic inscription, softening to some finer details, minor pitting, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and nice traces of original pigment throughout.
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