Caption

Ushabti Wahibre-em-achet. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti made of blue faience with black details. Stands on a base, supported by a pillar at the back. Arms crossed on the chest, right folded over left; from under the shroud only clenched hands are visible. Right hand holds a hoe, left hand a pickaxe; a basket is slung over the left shoulder. Engraved tools. Smooth three-part wig with longer front strands; straight braided beard. Large eyes and a slightly smiling mouth. Engraved T-shaped inscription: one line running around the figure at hip level and one column on the front of the legs reading, Shd Osiris the father of God, priest ... Uah-ib-Re-em-achet born of Ta-net-Amun. Ca. 664–525 BC; Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Egypt. Height 13.4 cm; width 3 cm., A small carved figurine of a standing human figure shown full-length, rendered in a bright turquoise blue with areas of darker blue-green and small brown spots and chips; the figure has a stylized headdress and a defined face with closed lips and softly detailed eyes, crossed arms over the chest, and a long wrapped lower body with vertical carved bands; the surface shows textured pitting and small areas where the blue glaze has worn away to reveal brown beneath, and the background is a plain neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_174

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.8Mb (867.4Kb) / 15.7in x 20.0in / 4708 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ushabti Wahibre-em-achet Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti blue faience black details Stands base supported pillar back Arms crossed chest right folded left under shroud clenched hands visible Right hand holds hoe left hand pickaxe basket slung left shoulder Engraved tools Smooth three-part wig longer front strands straight braided beard Large eyes slightly smiling mouth Engraved T-shaped inscription line running figure hip level column front legs reading Shd Osiris father God priest .. Uah-ib-Re-em-achet born Ta-net-Amun Ca 664–525 Bc Late Period 26th Dynasty Egypt Height 13.4 cm width 3 cm small carved figurine standing human figure shown full-length rendered bright turquoise blue areas darker blue-green small brown spots chips stylized headdress defined face closed lips softly detailed eyes crossed arms long wrapped lower body vertical bands surface textured pitting small areas blue glaze worn away reveal brown beneath background plain neutral gray.