ANTIQUE 3000 YEAR OLD EGYPTIAN FIGURE WITH PROVENANCE Start Price USD 900.00 Current Price USD 900.00 Time Left 5 days 9 hours 32 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 End Time Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Location Belleair Beach, Florida See more about 'ANTIQUE 3000 YEAR OLD EGYPTIAN FIGURE WITH PROVENANCE' Description Thank you for viewing my auction. I have been collecting for almost 50 years and purchased all my items from the most reputable sources but mostly at auction in London. The majority of purchases were made in the 1960's-80's when good things were available on a regular basis. I will be selling over 1000 items in the next few months so be sure to bookmark the Sunnytampa seller page as I will be adding rare and interesting items on a regular basis. If you are interested in bidding on multiple items, please note that I will combine shipping and make it point to never profit from shipping. Read our feedback and bid with confidence.   This is an Egyptian wood burial figure known as an ushabti.  It is 7 1/2” high and dates to XIX-XX dynasty, 1320-1085BC.  These were buried with a person in the expectation that they would serve the deceased in the afterlife and are sometimes known as “servant figures”.  This one was purchased at Phillips in London about 30 year ago.  It was owned by the very famous Egyptologist, Flinders Petry (who among other things, is mentioned in one of the Indiana Jones movies) and was given with two others by Petry to his friend, Luxmore Newcomb, a librarian.  That information was printed in the Phillips catalog and we will so certify in writing, though we haven’t located the catalog.  There were two great English Egyptologists, Wallace Budge and Flinders Petry.  There is much information on Petry on the web and he was knighted for his work.  Condition is as shown.  KZ19 (4) r Shipping options: Priority Mail shipping includes full insurance. First Class International shipping offers no insurance. I am always happy to combine shipping and charge actual shipping cost only-no packing or handling charges. Place a Bid!