An Egyptian Alabaster Ushabti with Polychrome Wax Decoration, 20th Dynasty, 1190-1075 B.C.

of simplified form, standing with arms crossed over the chest, wearing a wig, and carrying a seed-sack on his back.

Joseph Savary (1886-1972), Lyon, France
by descent to his granddaughter Catherine Winkel, Lioux, France

Generally very good and as shown on the photo. The nose and feet are chipped. Much of the ancient pigment remains. There does not seem to have ever been an inscription.
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For a closely related ushabti à contours perdus, a creation typical of the period following the reign of Rameses IV, see R. Weill, “Quelques types de figurines funéraires des XIXe et XXe dynasties,” in Fondation Eugène Piot. Monuments et Mémoires publiés par l’Académie des inscriptions et Belles-lettres, Paris, 1921-22, p. 435, fig. 7. Also see Christie's, London, June 21st, 1965, and Christie's, New York, December 15th, 1994, no. 59, a very close example formerly in the Spencer-Churchill Collection. For inscribed examples, both royal and private, see J.-F. and L. Aubert, Statuettes égyptiennes. Chaouabtis. Ouchebtis, Paris, 1974, pls. 23-24. Also see G. Janes, Shabtis. A Private View, Paris, 2002, no. 26.