A painted clay ushebti of Djedkhonsuiwefankh 21th dynasty

A mummiform ushebti for a man in fired Nile silt fabric painted bluish-green in simulation of faience which has to a large extent now turned brown. The arms are shown crossed left over right in the molded detail. The headband, facial features, hoes, basket and hieratic inscription are all detailed in black paint. The inscription runs in four short horizontal rows in a clear hieratic script reading from right to left: ‘The Osiris Djed-Khonsu-iw.f-ankh’. Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty. Deir el-Medina. Intact and in very good condition. H: 9.95, W: 3.5, Foot D: 3.35, W: 2.3 cm. Aquired: Harmer Rooke, NY 1995, Catalog 65, lot # 151. (M460) For a good transcription of the hieratic text see Schlögl & Brodbeck below. Other ushebtis belonging to the same man: H. Schlögl & A. Brodbeck 1990. Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen der Schweiz, #149. D. Valbelle, 1972. Ouchebtis de Deir el-Médineh, DFIFAO 15, Nr. 141 & 165. T. Säve-Söderbergh Private Coll. (4 unp