Caption

Ushabti. Carelessly made figurine with schematic facial features, in a narrow wig revealing the ears, with a rather short beard. In his hands he holds a mattock. The back is flat; the end of the wig is marked with an engraved line. Feet on a pedestal. Glaze almost completely worn away. Third Intermediate Period, Egypt. Ushabti; height 6.5 cm, width 2.1 cm, depth 1.3 cm., A small worn figurine with a tapered, elongated body and a rounded head, showing a rough, pitted surface texture with several irregular spots of darker coloration; the object displays muted beige and tan tones with areas of blue-green and gray mottling, and appears to have faint, shallow contours suggesting facial features and shoulder forms while the lower end is slightly flattened.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_374

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.3Mb (926.1Kb) / 8.4in x 11.7in / 2515 x 3513 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ushabti Carelessly figurine schematic facial features narrow wig revealing ears short beard hands holds mattock back flat wig marked engraved line Feet pedestal Glaze almost completely worn away Third Intermediate Period Egypt height 6.5 cm width 2.1 cm depth 1.3 cm small worn figurine tapered elongated body rounded head showing rough pitted surface texture several irregular spots darker coloration object displays muted beige tan tones areas blue-green gray mottling faint shallow contours suggesting facial features shoulder forms lower slightly flattened.