An Egyptian Bronze Ushabti and an Egyptian Bronze Osiris
Sale 818 - Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Art
Nov 23, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $4,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An Egyptian Bronze Ushabti and an Egyptian Bronze Osiris
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21-22, 1070-712 B.C. and Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C.
Height of taller example 3 inches; height of shorter example 2 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of Mariann Hansen, Racine, Wisconsin
Provenance:
Susette Khayat, New York, 25 October 1958 (with a related letter).
Condition Report
The Ushabti intact as preserved, its surface with some rubbed areas revealing copper/gold bronze color. Its foot drilled; affixed to a wood base. The Ushabti is solid bronze.
The Osiris also intact, with some small areas of greenish patina. With rings for attaching to beads (from antiquity) at the foot and back.
The Osiris also intact, with some small areas of greenish patina. With rings for attaching to beads (from antiquity) at the foot and back.
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