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Udja-hera shabti, maker, Udja-hera ca. 380–343 BC. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti, Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Egypt. Standing on a base with back supported by a pillar; height 15.5 cm, width 3.9 cm. Arms crossed on the chest right over left with subtly marked elbows and shoulders; holds hoes in each hand whose handles are slightly curled. Right hand holds a twisted rope with a basket slung over the left shoulder; convex tools and an engraved basket. Wears a long three-part wig combed into narrow strands ending in borders; long beard slightly tapering and curled; large ears; proportionate, carefully crafted facial features with a slight smile. Inscription engraved in three columns separated by lines on the front of the figurine's legs. Mentions wigs, hieroglyphs, hoes, beards, Book of the Dead, grave goods, purchase provenance., A small statuette of a standing figure with crossed arms wearing a straight wig and a narrow beard, rendered in a turquoise-blue material with subtle greenish and whitish weathering; the figure has a calm facial expression with carved eyes and a defined nose and mouth, and a long tapered body that narrows toward a rectangular base; the surface shows carved vertical decorative markings along the front of the lower body, and the background is a uniform mid-gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_184

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64.1Mo (1022.7Ko) / 31.6cm x 50.8cm / 3732 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Udja-hera shabti maker Udja-hera ca 380–343 Bc Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti Late Period 30th Dynasty Egypt Standing base back supported pillar height 15.5 cm width 3.9 cm Arms crossed chest right left subtly marked elbows shoulders holds hoes hand handles slightly curled Right hand holds twisted rope basket slung left shoulder convex tools engraved basket Wears long three-part wig combed narrow strands ending borders long beard slightly tapering curled large ears proportionate carefully crafted facial features slight smile Inscription engraved three columns separated lines front figurine's legs Mentions wigs hieroglyphs hoes beards Book Dead grave goods purchase provenance small statuette standing figure crossed arms wearing straight wig narrow beard rendered turquoise-blue material subtle greenish whitish weathering figure calm facial expression carved eyes defined nose mouth long tapered body narrows rectangular base surface carved vertical decorative markings lower body background uniform mid-gray.