Ushabti, Restitution. Wigs, beards facial hair, funerary figurine mummy-shaped shabti standing on a base, supported at the back by a pillar/pilaster. Arms crossed on the chest with only the hands protruding from under the shroud, placed at the same level slightly apart. Hoes in both hands; the ends of the hoes' handles are slightly curled. In the right hand an additional twisted rope with a basket slung over the left shoulder. Slightly convex tools. On the head a three-part smooth wig. A long straight beard tapering toward the bottom, braided into a plait. Large ears, almond-shaped eyes, pronounced eyebrows, broad nose, full lips in a slight grimace. Not inscribed. 664–332 BC; Late Period 28th–30th Dynasty, Egypt. Height 11.7 cm, width 3.2 cm., A small standing statue of a person shown in profile against a plain gray background, rendered in a weathered beige and light brown material with mottled greenish and rusty brown spots, with a long head covering or hair that falls to the shoulde...
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Ushabti, Restitution. Wigs, beards facial hair, funerary figurine mummy-shaped shabti standing on a base, supported at the back by a pillar/pilaster. Arms crossed on the chest with only the hands protruding from under the shroud, placed at the same level slightly apart. Hoes in both hands; the ends of the hoes' handles are slightly curled. In the right hand an additional twisted rope with a basket slung over the left shoulder. Slightly convex tools. On the head a three-part smooth wig. A long straight beard tapering toward the bottom, braided into a plait. Large ears, almond-shaped eyes, pronounced eyebrows, broad nose, full lips in a slight grimace. Not inscribed. 664–332 BC; Late Period 28th–30th Dynasty, Egypt. Height 11.7 cm, width 3.2 cm., A small standing statue of a person shown in profile against a plain gray background, rendered in a weathered beige and light brown material with mottled greenish and rusty brown spots, with a long head covering or hair that falls to the shoulders, a carved facial profile with a pronounced nose and lips, a stylized beard, a visible ear, folded arms held against the chest, a long straight body tapering to a rectangular base, and surface textures that appear pitted and worn.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_264

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Ushabti Restitution Wigs beards facial hair funerary figurine mummy-shaped shabti standing base supported back pillar pilaster Arms crossed chest hands protruding under shroud placed level slightly apart Hoes hands ends hoes handles slightly curled right hand additional twisted rope basket slung left shoulder Slightly convex tools head three-part smooth wig long straight beard tapering bottom braided plait Large ears almond-shaped eyes pronounced eyebrows broad nose full lips slight grimace inscribed 664–332 Bc Late Period 28th–30th Dynasty Egypt Height 11.7 cm width 3.2 cm small standing statue person shown profile plain gray background rendered weathered beige light brown material mottled greenish rusty brown spots long covering hair falls shoulders carved facial profile pronounced nose lips stylized beard visible ear folded arms held long straight body tapering rectangular base surface textures pitted worn.

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