Caption

Ushabti. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine, standing on a base, supported at the back by a flat pilaster. Arms crossed on the chest, the right folded over the left. In the left hand a pickaxe, in the right a hoe and a twisted string on which a basket is slung over the left shoulder. Engraved tools. On the head a long, smooth, tripartite wig. Oval face with slightly blurred facial details. Long, straight, slightly damaged beard. Not inscribed. Shabti. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC. From Tuna el-Gebel Hermopolis. Height 10.6 cm; width 3.2 cm., A small turquoise and teal-blue glazed figurine with greenish and pale beige weathered areas, showing a standing human-like form with a head covering and arms crossed over the chest, mounted on a rectangular tan-brown wooden block against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_289

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Rights managed

Available size

26.7Mb (1.4Mb) / 7.1in x 14.6in / 2124 x 4388 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ushabti Mummy-shaped funerary figurine standing base supported back flat pilaster Arms crossed chest right folded left left hand pickaxe right hoe twisted string basket slung left shoulder Engraved tools head long smooth tripartite wig Oval face slightly blurred facial details Long straight damaged beard inscribed Shabti Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Tuna el-Gebel Hermopolis Height 10.6 cm width 3.2 cm small turquoise teal-blue glazed figurine greenish pale beige weathered areas showing standing human- form head covering arms crossed mounted rectangular tan-brown wooden block plain gray background.