A large painted clay uschebti from the 18th dynasty

A Large Painted Clay Ushebti from the 18th Dynasty. A rather large mummiform shabti in fired Nile silt fabric with traces of polychrome decoration and finely sculpted features. The arms are shown crossed but no implements are shown in the molded detail. The body was originally painted yellow and the hair black with red lines between the rows of inscription. There are traces of five horizontal rows of hieroglyphs giving the standard ushebti-spell (Ch. VI of the Book of the Dead). Only … r irt … is legible and the name is worn away. This is a very fine example of the type. From the shape of the eyes it must be after Amenhotep III and the yellow paint would place it closer to Horemheb. New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty. Intact, though paint worn. H: 19, W: 5.6 cm. Acquired R. Gill 1994, Eternal Egypt Cat. "Thoth", Nov.-94. #9. (M450) 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 .