Bidspirit auction | Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Ushabti,

Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Ushabti, Ex Christie's - Late Dynastic Period - Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Ushabti, Ex Christies | Late Dynastic Period, Circa. 664-332 B.C. | Fine blue glazed faience mummiform Ushabti figure, bearded, holding crook and flail | Approx. Size 3.5” H | Very good + Condition | Provenance: Ex. Dr Joseph B. Touma, West Virginia, USA Near East Collection, acquired from Christie's April 28, 1993, Lot 180 | Approx. Timeline: Cyrus the Great, 537 BC Proclamation and the Return of the Babylonian Exiles (Book of Ezra); Conquest and Rule of Egypt by the Achaemenid Empire [Conquest by Cambyses II in 525 BC - Darius III]. Other Biblical References: Books of Esther and Nehemiah.