SculptureEgyptian
Ushabti of Princess Maatkare
1077-943 BCE
Description
Molded in faience, this ushabti has an uraeus on its forehead (a symbol of royalty) and breasts molded just above the hands, indicating gender. The inscription reads: "May the Osiris, the God's Wife of Amun Maatkare, shine." Ushabtis were buried in tombs and believed to assist the deceased in the afterlife.This ushabti holds two plows in its hands to plow the fields for the princess.
Dimensions
12.7 cm (5 in.)
Provenance
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1924), gift; to the Fogg Museum.
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