Caption

Ushabti - fragment, Mummy-shaped figurine; flat pillar on the back. Preserved central fragment from shoulder right arm damaged to hip height. Arms crossed on the chest, right folded over left; only hands visible from under the shroud. Hoes in both hands with slightly curled ends. In the right hand, a smooth rope bearing a trapezoidal basket with a semicircular handle slung over the left shoulder. Convex tools; engraved basket. Remains of a three-part smooth wig; at the back the wig is slightly wider than the pilaster. Fragmentarily preserved straight, long beard. Engraved inscription placed in a single column on the front of the legs, text bounded by two vertical lines. Excavated at Tell Atrib, shabti; height 6 cm, width 3.4 cm., A weathered beige stone fragment with a textured, grainy surface sits against a flat gray background; the fragment shows carved, rounded forms resembling a pair of clasped hands or rounded shapes near the top with vertical grooves and ridges above them, and a rectangular recessed area below containing shallow, linear incisions and irregular carved shapes; the stone has areas of lighter and darker beige, with small pitted spots and a rough, chipped lower edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_152

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.5Mb (1.7Mb) / 12.2in x 18.3in / 3660 x 5491 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ushabti - fragment Mummy-shaped figurine flat pillar back Preserved central fragment shoulder right arm damaged hip height Arms crossed chest right folded left hands visible under shroud Hoes hands slightly curled ends right hand smooth rope bearing trapezoidal basket semicircular handle slung left shoulder Convex tools engraved basket Remains three-part smooth wig wig slightly wider pilaster Fragmentarily preserved straight long beard Engraved inscription placed single column front legs text bounded two vertical lines Excavated Tell Atrib shabti height 6 cm width 3.4 cm weathered beige stone fragment textured grainy surface sits flat gray background carved rounded forms resembling pair clasped hands rounded shapes near top vertical grooves ridges them rectangular recessed area containing shallow linear incisions irregular shapes areas lighter darker beige small pitted spots rough chipped lower edge.