Lot 84: AN EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN GLAZED FAIENCE USHABTI, LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664–332 BC

An Egyptian mummiform ushabti figure, dating to the Late Period (circa 664–332 BC), crafted from pale turquoise-green glazed faience. The figure is depicted wearing a tripartite wig and a divine plaited beard, with arms crossed over the chest and hands emerging from the shroud to hold agricultural tools, including a hoe and a pick. The lower body is incised with nine horizontal registers of hieroglyphic text, containing the Ushabti Spell from Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead. The figure stands on an integral rectangular base and features a prominent back pillar incised with a vertical column of hieroglyphs. 

L: 10.5cm