EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI. New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1550 - 664 BC. A faience ushabti, mummiform and wearing a tripartite wig framing a rounded face. Forearms crossed over the chest and grasping agricultural implements, with a seed basket on the back beneath the wig. A vertical column of hieroglyphs runs down the front of the lower body. For similar see: L. Graham, A Shabti of "Tjehebu the Great:" Tjainhebu (TAy-n-Hbw) and Related Names from Middle Kingdom to Late Period, f. 2. Size: 120mm x 39.9mm; Weight: 96g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK Ancient art collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.