DEUX GRANDS OUSHEBTIS Lot n° 2

in siliceous clay and turquoise-blue glaze. Both feature a striated tripartite headdress that surrounds a face with an Osirian beard. The hands are crossed, clasping a hoe and a cord at the end of which is a dorsal grain bag. The rest of the slender body features hieroglyphs (different from each other). The plain dorsal pillar joins a rather large trapezoidal base, typically Saite, which supports the upright mummy. Ancient Egypt, XXVIth dynasty. 6th century B.C. Height: 18 cm (Very good overall condition, minor accidents) Mounted on porphyry pedestals