Caption

Ushabti, Mummy-shaped funerary figurine, ushabti. Arms crossed on the chest, hands arranged in a line next to each other, holding hoes in both hands with slightly convex tools. Wears a long, three-part smooth wig with ears uncovered. Round face with illegible facial details. Not inscribed. Ca. 1069–715 BC; Third Intermediate Period, 21st–23rd Dynasty, Egypt. Height 5.5 cm; width 1.8 cm., A weathered vertical statuette with a rounded top and an elongated lower section standing against a plain background, showing a rough, pitted surface texture; the upper portion suggests a simplified head and shoulders with shallow, smoothed facial features and a suggestion of crossed arms at chest level; the surface displays mottled tones of brown, tan, green, and gray with areas of darker brown patina and lighter greenish corrosion, and a soft shadow beneath the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_194

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.4Mb (978.7Kb) / 14.5in x 19.9in / 4356 x 5967 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ushabti Mummy-shaped funerary figurine ushabti Arms crossed chest hands arranged line next holding hoes hands slightly convex tools Wears long three-part smooth wig ears uncovered Round face illegible facial details inscribed Ca 1069–715 Bc Third Intermediate Period 21st–23rd Dynasty Egypt Height 5.5 cm width 1.8 cm weathered vertical statuette rounded top elongated lower section standing plain background showing rough pitted surface texture upper portion simplified head shoulders shallow smoothed facial features suggestion crossed arms chest level surface displays mottled tones brown tan green gray areas darker brown patina lighter greenish corrosion soft shadow beneath base.