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., noted., A small, elongated carved figure photographed against a plain light gray background; the object has a rounded top and tapers toward the bottom, with a roughly textured surface showing weathering and small pits; visible colors include pale beige and light tan across most of the surface, patches of bluish-green and gray, and small areas of darker brown; the form suggests a simplified human-like shape with a head-like top and a narrower lower section, and there are a few irregular surface deposits and spots of discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_377

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.3Mb (658.4Kb) / 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 noted small elongated carved figure photographed plain light gray background object rounded top tapers bottom roughly textured surface showing weathering small pits visible colors include pale beige light tan across patches bluish-green gray small areas darker brown form simplified human- shape head- top narrower lower section irregular surface deposits spots discoloration.