393, Lot: 728. Estimate $200. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Faience ushabti. Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 BC. Mummiform ushabti with headdress and false beard, holding a pick and hoe. Satchel present at rear left shoulder, inscribed bar on back. The frontal text is a dedication to Ptah, the inscription on the back reads: sHD wsir Pslm-tk (“illuminate the Osiris, Psalmtek”). Height: 6.9cm. Some browning on glaze. Mounted on a lucite stand.

From the Herbert B. Stearns Collection.

Schneider lists other ushabtis belonging to individuals named “Psalmtek,” however our piece does not appear to fit into any of those groupings.