SculptureEgyptian4th-1st millennium BCE
Ushabti
c. 3100-656 BCE
Description
This small Egyptian faience ushabti is a mummiform figure with arms crossed over the abdomen. A single line of hieroglyphic text detailed in a black glaze runs along the front of the figure from below the neck down the length of the figurine. Facial features are also indicated in a black glaze. The figure is broken at the base and has been dowelled to a wood block. The figure's color is more blue on the backside, while the front has dulled in color and is stained from handling.
Dimensions
5.95 cm (2 5/16 in.)
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