EGYPTIAN FAIENCE UHABTI
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Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Ca. 332 BC.Mummiform figure in the form of an ushabti, moulded in a light-blue, glazed faience, wearing a tripartite wig and divine braided beard. The chest with folded arms, clenching a pick and hoe. A band of hieroglyphic text runs vertically down to the trapezoidal base, the reverse with a dorsal pillar, representing the backbone of Osiris, symbolising stability and longevity. For a similar see The Shabti Collections, volume 6, Janes, G, Pl. M13882, pg 442.Size: L:150mm / W:44mm ; With stand: 430g.Provenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE UHABTI
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