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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A beautiful and sizable example of a faience funerary ushabti covered in turquoise-hued glaze. The mummiform figure stands atop an integral trapezoidal plinth with its body expanding gradually upwards, holds a pick and hoe in hands crossed tightly atop the chest, and has a seed bag displayed behind the left shoulder. The stylized face bears a pair of almond-shaped eyes with elongated outer canthi, a broad nose, full lips with indented corners, perforated ears, and a plaited false beard, all framed within the lappets of a tripartite wig. A column of hieroglyphs inscribed in front of the legs reads, Osiris, Pa-di-aset, born to Aset-iti. Size: 1.4 W x 6.125 H (3.6 cm x 15.6 cm) Provenance: private F.D. collection, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, acquired April 18, 2005, ex-Medusa Art, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, ex-private French 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #165529
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