Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 1

Ushabti. Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 26th Dynasty. Egyptian...

result :
Not available
Estimate :
Subscribers only

Ushabti. Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 26th Dynasty. Egyptian Horudja ware. In good condition. Restored lower part and some marks under the arms. Provenance: Collection K.R. Reinland Pfalz, Germany. Collected before 1980 / BB-Antiken &Asiatica, Germany, 2014/ Former collection T., Germany, 2024. W., Germany, 2024. Import requested from 2024. Measurements: 14,3 cm. From the same workshop as the famous Hekaemsaf shabtis. It was found by Barsanti in 1903 near the pyramid of Unas at Saqqara. An ancient Egyptian funerary statuette with a mummy-shaped body and a back column resting on a small base-plate. Modelled details. He wears a tripartite wig with visible ears, beard attached. Arms crossed in front of the chest, holding a farming tool in each hand and a basket of seeds behind his back. Just below the hands begins the diligently engraved inscription.