EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI OF UAHIBRA BORN OF ASETIRIDIES Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A mould-formed faience ushabti standing with fused legs atop an integral rectangular plinth and covered in a pale turquoise-hued glaze. The body gradually widens towards the chest, where the symbolic pick and hoe are held in crossed hands, and a small seed bag is draped over the left shoulder. Small eyes beneath slender brows, a wide nose with flared nostrils, full lips between puffy cheeks, and cupped ears form the sensitive countenance, and the head is topped with a simple tripartite wig. Both the front and back of the body display a column of inscribed hieroglyphics. For similar see: Gl. JANES, World Museum, Liverpool, 2016, 410-411 n° 215. Christie's, Live Auction 6060, Antiquities, lot. 145, Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 125mm x 30mm; Weight: 60g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the German art market; Ex. Private collection of Dr. M. N., Bayern, 1940s-1987. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.