Ushebti in blue faience Ptolemaic Period

A Ptolemaic Ushebti in Blue Faience. A mummiform ushebti in bright blue glazed faience. Facial features, beard, hands, implements and base clearly shown in the molded detail. Uninscribed as is usual for this type. A fine crack across legs repaired, otherwise intact and a fine example. The glaze is a dating criteria placing this ushebti in the Ptolemaic Period. H: 12 cm. Provenance: From a Swedish coll. originally purchased at Stockholms Auktionsverk in the early 1990s. Acquired for present collection in 2008. (M 1572) This lot is part of a large private collection of Egyptian antiquities at auction at Lauritz.com Roskilde until 29-31 March 2016. and read .