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Udja-hera shabti, Udja-hera ca. 380–343 BC. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti, Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Egypt. Height 15.5 cm, width 3.9 cm. Standing on a base with back supported by a pillar; arms crossed on the chest right over left with elbows and shoulders subtly marked. Holds hoes in each hand with slightly curled handles; right hand holds a twisted rope from which a basket is slung over the left shoulder. Convex tools and an engraved basket depicted. Wears a long three-part wig combed into narrow strands ending in borders; long slightly tapering, curled beard; large ears; proportionate, carefully crafted facial features and a slight smile. Inscription engraved in three columns separated by lines on the front of the legs. Materials/attributes: wigs, hieroglyphs, hoes, beards; function as grave goods linked to the Book of the Dead. Provenance: purchase., A small standing figure sculpture shown in profile on a wooden base, the figure is a greenish-blue with weathered lighter and darker areas, there is a straight-backed support behind it that is translucent pale, the figure wears a close-fitting headpiece and has a stylized beard and facial features visible in profile, the arms are crossed over the chest and the body shows carved vertical patterns along the front of the legs, the wooden base is brown with visible grain and the background is a flat medium gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_187

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39.7Mo (2.1Mo) / 21.6cm x 46.0cm / 2557 x 5428 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Udja-hera shabti Udja-hera ca 380–343 Bc Mummy-shaped funerary figurine shabti Late Period 30th Dynasty Egypt Height 15.5 cm width 3.9 cm Standing base back supported pillar arms crossed chest right left elbows shoulders subtly marked Holds hoes hand slightly curled handles right hand holds twisted rope basket slung left shoulder Convex tools engraved basket depicted Wears long three-part wig combed narrow strands ending borders long slightly tapering curled beard large ears proportionate carefully crafted facial features slight smile Inscription engraved three columns separated lines front legs Materials attributes wigs hieroglyphs hoes beards function grave goods linked Book Dead Provenance purchase small standing figure sculpture shown profile wooden base figure greenish-blue weathered lighter darker areas straight-backed support translucent pale figure wears close-fitting headpiece stylized beard facial features visible arms crossed chest body carved vertical patterns brown visible grain background flat medium gray.