A Turquoise-blue Faience Ushabti of the Captain of the Royal Fleet Tchanahebu, 26th Dynasty, period of Amasis, 570-526 B.C.

Frank G. Griswold, Troy, New York, acquired in Cairo in 1902 and subsequently donated to the Troy Public Library
The Troy Public Library, New York (Sotheby Park Bernet, New York, May 4th, 1973, no. 342, illus.)
L'Ibis Gallery, New York, 1989 [inv no. 1034]
Arte Primitivo, New York, sale 48, October 28th, 2008, no. 215

Very good, small areas of discoloration, some staining on back pillar.
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Frank G. Griswold gave his collection of Egyptian art to the Troy Public Library in memory of his father John A. Griswold, who manufactured the iron plates for the famous Union iron-clad vessel "Monitor."

The tomb of Tchanehebu was found in 1900 by Alexandre Barsanti, who described the ushabtis he found there, piled up to either side of the door, as "d'un beau travail et d'un assez beau bleu..." (J.F. and L. Aubert, Statuettes égyptiennes. Chaouabtis, ouchebtis, Paris, 1974, p. 227). See Bresciani, La tomba di Ciennehebu, capo della flotta del re, Pisa, 1977, pp.52-55, and pls. XX-XXII, XLI-XLII, and G. Janes, Shabtis: A Private View, Paris, 2002, no. 106a and b.