Caption

Ushabti, Mummy-shaped figurine, funerary offering, standing on a base with a narrow, slightly convex pillar at the back. Arms crossed high on the chest, right folded over left. Left hand holds a pickaxe, right a mattock; a twisted rope passes over the left shoulder with a bag on the back end. Smooth, three-part wig, long straight beard; facial details poorly legible. Not inscribed. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt. Height 12.1 cm., A narrow vertical statuette of a standing human figure shown in profile against a plain gray background, with a smooth elongated form and a rounded head wearing a close-fitting headdress; the figure’s arms are folded across the chest and the legs are together, ending in a flat, slightly rounded foot on a short base. The surface shows a worn, weathered texture with small pits and abrasions and visible joins where sections meet. The dominant color of the object is a turquoise-blue with areas of lighter blue-green and some pale beige or tan patches along the joints and worn spots.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_302

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4001 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ushabti Mummy-shaped figurine funerary offering standing base narrow slightly convex pillar back Arms crossed high chest right folded left Left hand holds pickaxe right mattock twisted rope passes left shoulder bag Smooth three-part wig long straight beard facial details poorly legible inscribed Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt Height 12.1 cm narrow vertical statuette standing human figure shown profile plain gray background smooth elongated form rounded head wearing close-fitting headdress figure’s arms folded across legs together ending flat rounded foot short base surface worn weathered texture small pits abrasions visible joins sections meet dominant color object turquoise-blue areas lighter blue-green pale beige tan patches joints worn spots.