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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 7325247, member: 110350&quot;][USER=115252]@Mikenwuf[/USER], there are also some dealers on MA-Shops who sell ushabtis, most of them costing $500-$1,000 and up. (Nice ushabtis, on average, cost more than many other types of Egyptian antiquities. If you see a nice one -- as opposed to a crude, faceless lump -- for sale for less than the prices I mentioned, it&#039;s probably fake.) And there are quite a few reputable antiquities dealers on the Trocadero platform, in their ancient art section. One antiquities dealer on Trocadero I can recommend is Mark Goodstein of Explorer Ancient Art. There are plenty of reputable antiquities dealers on the Internet with independent websites whose inventory may include ushabtis from time to time and from whom I&#039;ve made purchases -- Helios Gallery (UK), Medusa Ancient Art (Montreal), Hixenbaugh (NYC), antiquities.co.uk. [Christopher Martin] (needless to say, UK!), Artemis (Colorado), Ancient Resource [Gabriel Vandevort] (California). etc. -- although they tend on average to be more expensive than some of the antiquities one can find on VCoins or MAShops.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d be mildly hesitant about Zurqieh in Abu Dhabi (on VCoins) who sells lots of small, inexpensive Egyptian antiquities, given some of his &quot;improvements&quot; of genuine ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Artemission in London is a major antiquities dealer who has been accused more than once of selling occasional fakes (oil lamps, etc.) sprinkled among the genuine antiquities -- whether intentionally or through negligence -- and of misattributing some genuine antiquities. So be careful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before buying any ushabtis from anyone, please study Bron Lipkin&#039;s extremely valuable website pages on fake vs. real ushabtis (and many other types of antiquities).&nbsp; Page 1 of the ushabtis section is at <a href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/real-or-fake/fake-egyptian/fake-ushabtis.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/real-or-fake/fake-egyptian/fake-ushabtis.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.collector-antiquities.com/real-or-fake/fake-egyptian/fake-ushabtis.html</a>.&nbsp; Dr. Lipkin also has an antiquities shop at the same website, specializing in smaller and less expensive antiquities. See <a href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/shop/gallery.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/shop/gallery.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.collector-antiquities.com/shop/gallery.html</a>. He has several unsold antiquities currently available. See <a href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/shop/gallery.html?pcat=20" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/shop/gallery.html?pcat=20" rel="nofollow">http://www.collector-antiquities.com/shop/gallery.html?pcat=20</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>And please stay away from the sea of fake ushabtis and other fake antiquities on ebay, unless you&#039;re sure the dealer is reputable. Ushabtis are often either entirely fake, or an unscrupulous dealer will take a genuine uninscribed ushabti and apply a fake inscription, either copied from a genuine inscription or simply made up nonsense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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