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 6.3 cm, width 1.9 cm, depth 1.3 cm., noted., A textured cylindrical object with a rounded top and slightly tapered bottom suspended against a pale gray background, showing a rough, uneven surface with visible pitting and wear; the object displays a mix of beige, light brown, pale green, and hints of bluish-green patina across its surface, and a small area near the base appears darker with muted blackish markings.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.3Mb (742.5Kb) / 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 6.3 cm width 1.9 cm depth 1.3 cm noted textured cylindrical object rounded top slightly tapered bottom suspended pale gray background showing rough uneven surface visible pitting wear object displays mix beige light brown pale green hints bluish-green patina across surface small area near base darker muted blackish markings.