EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTHI Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Ca. 550 BC. A blue glazed faience ushabti with arms crossed over the chest, holding a pick and hoe. The figure wears a tripartite wig with a false beard, and the facial features are modelled in low relief. A column of faint hieroglyphs is incised on the front of the mummiform body, and a dorsal pillar runs down the back. For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: 58.4.2; British Museum, Museum number EA64347 Size: 135mm x 35mm; Weight: 80g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.