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Description : Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 653 BCE. A mold-formed faience overseer ushabti coated in a bright blue glaze. The figure is mummiform and wears a tripartite wig while holding two picks and a seed bag across the back. Arm bands, a large pectoral, and facial details are all presented in applied black pigment, and a single column of hieroglyphic text is shown along the legs. The top hieroglyph, that of an ox tongue, signifies that this shabti has the designation of overseer, perhaps of other workers tending to the sacred fields of Osiris in the afterlife. Size: 1.5 W x 4.55 H (3.8 cm x 11.6 cm). Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection 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 and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #137295
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Estimate (low-high) : 1200 USD-1800.0 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 6
Title : Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience Overseer Ushabti
Condition report : Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small nicks to feet, body, arms, head, and verso, with fading to some glaze and hieroglyphic text, and light roughness across most surfaces. Light earthen deposits throughout.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Antiquities | Egypt, Greece, Italy, Asia
Sale date : 02 Aug 2018 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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