Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A terracotta mummiform ushabti, painted with black and red details over an orange background. Comes with custom stand. Size: 1.95" W x 5.1" H (5 cm x 13 cm)

Ushabti were placed in tombs as grave goods, created to do manual labor for the deceased in the afterlife. As a result, they are frequently depicted with arms crossed, holding hoes and baskets. By the Third Intermediate period, this practice had become so necessary and elaborate that some tombs contained one worker for every day of the year and thirty-six overseers, each responsible for ten laborers. Workers like this one are from that period of enormous proliferation, and are some of our best surviving insights into ancient Egyptian funerary practices. What is rare about this example is its material - most of the examples we see are faience.

Provenance: Ex-Hagar Collection, Ex-private NC collection acquired in the 1980's

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#119284

Intact with wear to design as shown