Ushebti; Egypt, Lower Egyptian Period, Ptolemaic Period, 2nd-1st Century Bc. Brown Faience. Wooden - Jun 16, 2022 | Setdart Auction House In -
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Ushebti; Egypt, Lower Egyptian period, Ptolemaic period, 2nd-1st century BC. Brown faience. Wooden

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Ushebti; Egypt, Lower Egyptian period, Ptolemaic period, 2nd-1st century BC. Brown faience. Wooden
Ushebti; Egypt, Lower Egyptian period, Ptolemaic period, 2nd-1st century BC. Brown faience. Wooden
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Ushebti; Egypt, Lower Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 2nd-1st century BC.
Brown faience. Wooden base.
Enclosed photocopy of purchase invoice dated 1984.
Provenance: Private collection in Barcelona.
Measurements: 5 cm (height of the sculpture); 7 cm (height with base).
Ushebtis are small statuettes that were placed in tombs as part of the grave goods of the deceased. The oldest surviving examples come from the Middle Kingdom, although references to them can be found in texts from the end of the Early Empire. Throughout the ages they always maintained the same function in the religious sphere, but while during the Middle Empire they were conceived of as representing their owner before Osiris in the tasks of tilling the kingdom of the shadows, replicas of the deceased, from the New Empire onwards they came to be seen as servants or slaves of the deceased, and were produced in large quantities.
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Ushebti; Egypt, Lower Egyptian period, Ptolemaic period, 2nd-1st century BC. Brown faience. Wooden

Estimate €300 - €500
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Starting Price €150
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