EARLY WOOD USHABTI

EARLY WOOD USHABTI

Mummiform, crudely carved and squared in cross-section, head cut rectangular, wig carved at the back, upper body tapering to a sloping bottom with protruding feet; flat reverse

Ex priv. coll. B.v.d.V., Netherlands 2020, acq. from AAG Auctions, Amsterdam, Netherlands
H. 20,5 cm. Intact. Mounted

Second Intermediate Period-New Kingdom, late 17th-early 18th Dyn.
c. 1600-1560 BC. Rare

Cf. G. D. Scott, Temple Tomb and Dwelling, The Harer Family Trust Collection III, San Bernardino 1992 no. 54; W.M. Flinders Petrie, Shabtis, repr. 1974, pls. XXIV-XXVI; Chaouabtis, Louvre 2003, p. 46