Ushabti (shawabti); blue Egyptian faience with black detailing. Mummiform figure with striped wig holding a “mr” hoe in each hand; seed basket in black on left shoulder. Three horizontal bands of text: “Shd Wsir nbt-pr sm yt n Imn Mwt-htp t” “Illuminate/glorify the Osiris, the lady of the House, the Chantress of Amon, Mut-hetepet.” Tips of toes restored with grey substance.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt no location
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Materials:
Faience (composite material)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Context of use:
Funerary figure inteneded to labor in place of the deceased in the land of the dead.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 9.2 centimeters
Loans:
S2009-2010 #1: California State University, Bakersfield (September 14, 2009–November 16, 2009)