Caption

Udja-hera shabti, Udja-hera ca. 380–343 BC. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti, Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Egypt. Height 15.5 cm; width 3.9 cm. Standing on a base, back supported by a pillar. Arms crossed on the chest, right folded over left; elbows and shoulders subtly modeled. Holds hoes in each hand with slightly curled handles. Right hand holds a twisted rope from which a basket is slung over the left shoulder; convex tools and engraved basket. Long three-part wig combed into narrow strands with main strands ending in borders. Long, slightly tapering curled beard; large ears; proportionate, carefully crafted facial details with a slight smile. Inscription engraved in three columns separated by lines on the front of the figurine's legs. Mentions wigs, hieroglyphs, hoes, beards, Book of the Dead, funerary figurines, grave goods., A turquoise-blue elongated figurine fragment showing the lower half of a standing human form with a few carved vertical grooves and a column of raised carved shapes along the front of the leg, a visible knee and foot resting on a small rectangular base, a few small areas of lighter and darker blue patina and minor surface roughness, and a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_192

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

68.3Mo (1.4Mo) / 33.7cm x 50.8cm / 3977 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Udja-hera shabti Udja-hera ca 380–343 Bc Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti Late Period 30th Dynasty Egypt Height 15.5 cm width 3.9 cm Standing base back supported pillar Arms crossed chest right folded left elbows shoulders subtly modeled Holds hoes hand slightly curled handles Right hand holds twisted rope basket slung left shoulder convex tools engraved basket Long three-part wig combed narrow strands main strands ending borders Long slightly tapering beard large ears proportionate carefully crafted facial details slight smile Inscription engraved three columns separated lines front figurine's legs Mentions wigs hieroglyphs hoes beards Book Dead funerary figurines grave goods turquoise-blue elongated figurine fragment showing lower half standing human form carved vertical grooves column raised carved shapes leg visible knee foot resting small rectangular base small areas lighter darker blue patina minor surface roughness neutral gray background.