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Ushabti figurine

Egyptian antiquities (700 B.C. onwards)
H: 15.00 cm

The figurine, made of yellow fayence, represents a standing male figure with a long beard and long hair. Its frontal surface is covered with hieroglyphic symbols. The small Ushabti figurines were placed in the tombs, usually at a great number; they had a human form and were intended for the performance of the manual work assigned to the deceased in the Underworld.

CATEGORY
Minor Arts
KIND
Figurine
MATERIAL
Fayence
COLOR
Yellow-green
EGYPTIAN PERIOD_OUSABTI FIGURINE_LZ93_1813_061_Sep 12 2022

Ushabti figurine

(700 B.C. onwards)
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