Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Ca. 332 BC Mummiform figure in the form of an ushabti, moulded in a light-blue, glazed faience, wearing a tripartite wig and divine braided beard. The chest with folded arms, clenching a pick and hoe. A band of hieroglyphic text running vertically down to the trapezoidal base, the reverse with a dorsal pillar, representing the backbone of Osiris, symbolising stability and longevity.For similar see:The Shabti Collections, volume 6, Janes, G, Pl. M13882, pg 442. Size: L:150mm / W:44mm ; With stand: 430g Provenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.