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Pair of Egyptian Faience Ushabtis
Pair of Egyptian Faience Ushabtis
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Description
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A pair of green-brown faience ushabtis (shabtis), both mold made and mummiform. Size of each (approximate): 1.05" W x 3.9" H (2.7 cm x 9.9 cm)

Both have their arms crossed over their chests and are 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 the 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.

Provenance: Ex-Private LA County collection

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Condition
Both are intact, with much remaining faience
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Pair of Egyptian Faience Ushabtis

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