393, Lot: 732. Estimate $150. Sold for $120. 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, long bar on back. Two lines of text in “T” form is only partially legible and can be interpreted as: sHD wsir... (“Illuminate the Osiris...”). Height: 9.0cm. Pit on head. Some wear and slightly uneven glazing. Intact.

From the Herbert B. Stearns Collection.