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 cm, depth 1.4 cm. Maker and exact provenance unknown., A small weathered figurine shaped like a standing human figure with crossed arms, showing a rounded head and stylized facial features, with a narrow, tapered lower body and a rounded base; the surface appears rough and pitted with areas of erosion and encrustation, and the visible colors include pale beige, sandy brown, muted greenish-blue, and touches of darker bluish-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_376

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.3Mb (677.9Kb) / 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 cm depth 1.4 cm Maker exact provenance unknown small weathered figurine shaped standing human figure crossed arms showing rounded head stylized facial features narrow tapered lower body rounded base surface rough pitted areas erosion encrustation visible colors include pale beige sandy brown muted greenish-blue touches darker bluish-gray.