Very interesting and rare Ushabti in wood, End of Middle Kingdom -Beginning of New Kingdom Period (1550-1800 BC). The bottom of the statue is burnt: graves robbers was to provide themselves with torches. They undoubtedly carried them, as well as a rubbing lighter, an instrument that was not lacking in all the dwellings in the village. It must be assumed that, in principle, they did not know what they would find in the tomb, or how many chambers and sarcophagi the hypogeum consisted of. Therefore, if the torches burned out, they used the legs of a chair or bed, the remains of wooden sarcophagi (the cartons did not burn), or the legs and arms of statues made of wood that had already dried out. Acquired from a Spanish private collection, F.C.B in the 70's. The piece includes authenticity certificate. The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged, this process can take between 2 and 4 weeks. IMPORTANT: Due to the new laws on the export of archaeological pieces, we have decided to NO LONGER sell outside the European territory for the following countries: Switzerland and United States of America. For other destinations out of European territory: all our items will be shipped after obtaining a definitive LICENSE EXPORTATION by the Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subjected to export taxes. The taxes will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. / From 6.001 to 60.000 euros: 10 %.