Publication Date
late 5th-mid 4th century BCE (Late Period)
Publication Place
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The Walters Art Museum
Subject
Culture: Egyptian | more | less
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Dimensions: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
48.391
Record ID
walters-16560
Library Location
The Walters Art Museum
Date
late 5th-mid 4th century BCE (Late Period)
Notes
Ushabti (meaning "answerers"), also called "shawabti," which resemble miniature mummies, were made of different materials such as wood or Egyptian faience (ceramic-like material). These funerary statuettes represent the individual whom they accompanied into the tomb and the afterlife. If a god called on the deceased to perform labor in the afterlife, this servant substitute, magically invoked by a traditional spell, would answer and do the work on behalf of the tomb's owner.
This ushabti-figure displays its owner with a long wig and a divine beard (a long chin beard with a curved lower end), with hoes in his hands for the work in the fields. Two columns of inscriptions are on his frontal body below the arms.
For the latest information about this object, ushabti; figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: 29th-30th Dynasty | Inscriptions: [Translation] "The Osiris: Pa-dj-jmen-nisut-[netjeru], born of Ta-djt-Aset-men may be safe." | Reign: | Style: | more | less
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EGY | Ancient Art
Malzeme
Egyptian faience with blue glaze
