They range from ancient Egyptian sarcophagi in which mummies once lay, to bronze figures of the Egyptian gods, granite sphinxes, stunningly lovely alabaster bowls with the dust of antiquity upon them, to Greek and Roman mosaics with lots of those turquoise-blue ushabtis - the tiny figures no bigger than your little finger which were once wrapped with the mummy to ensure the soul of the deceased had a safe passage to the next world.

Ushabtis were the tiny blue faience figures buried in ancient Egyptian tombs alongside the mummy.

How very pleasing then to find a small collection of Ushabtis at Neill Fine Art.