Lot 683
Small Fragmentary Ushabti with Choice Deep Turquoise Glaze. Egypt, early Dynasty XXVI, c. 664-550 BC. Ushabti of the "Grand Overseer, Pa-di-Hor-Resnet." Fashioned in a deep turquoise-glazed faience, the ushabti of mummiform shape. Figure stands with arms crossed, holding a hoe and a seed sack (thrown over the shoulder). Figure with lappet wig, beard on chin, and swathed in Osirid-like garments. Eight panels of hieroglyphic inscriptions run horizontally along front and back. Ushabti with good detail and pleasing features, the hieroglyphs clean and very legible. Piece finely preserved. Height: 3", on black-colored base. A colorful object which, even for its small size, has a certain monumental air.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
Ex. Christos Bastis Collection; Sothebys NY (12-9-99), lot 34.
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