Trio of Egyptian Green Glaze Faience Ushabtis
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Egypt, Late Period, ca. 750 to 525 BCE. A trio of ushabti dolls with a green-glaze faience coating. All 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). Ushabti (or shabti) 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. The more wealthy and nobility in Egyptian society were able to have ushabtis made of faience; blue faience was meant to reflect the color of the river Nile both on earth and in the afterlife. They were usually decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions that gave the ushabti their power, telling Osiris that they were to do work for him. All are custom mounted. Size: 5.8" H (14.7 cm)
Provenance: Ex NY collection
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#115580
Egypt, Late Period, ca. 750 to 525 BCE. A trio of ushabti dolls with a green-glaze faience coating. All 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). Ushabti (or shabti) 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. The more wealthy and nobility in Egyptian society were able to have ushabtis made of faience; blue faience was meant to reflect the color of the river Nile both on earth and in the afterlife. They were usually decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions that gave the ushabti their power, telling Osiris that they were to do work for him. All are custom mounted. Size: 5.8" H (14.7 cm)
Provenance: Ex NY collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#115580
Condition
Abraded surface; any hieroglyphs originally present are now missing.
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Trio of Egyptian Green Glaze Faience Ushabtis
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