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Egyptian Late Period Faience Ushabti
Egyptian Late Period Faience Ushabti
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Egyptian, late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. This is an ushabti (shabti) with a grey-green faience coating. It has its arms crossed over its chest and is holding hoes (for a clearer photo of a shabti holding hoes in the similar manner, see the Faience shabti of Sety I on the British Museum website). Shabti (or ushabti) dolls are figures shaped like adult male or female mummies wearing traditional ancient Egyptian headdresses. The ancient Egyptians believed that after they died, their spirits would have to work in the "Field of Reeds" owned by the god of the underworld, Osiris. This meant doing agricultural labor -- and it was required by all members of society, from workers to pharaohs. The wealthier nobility in Egyptian society were able to have shabtis made of faience; blue faience was meant to reflect the color of the river Nile both on earth and in the afterlife. During later periods, people from the middle class also seem to have gained access to ushabti. Size: 4.4" H (11.2 cm)

Provenance: Ex - Albanese collection acquired before 1990

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Condition
Well-done repairs that are difficult to see.
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Egyptian Late Period Faience Ushabti

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