Ushabti

Museum number:
5-10128
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050010128
Accession number:
Acc.2807
Description:
Faience ushabti; a standing figure with beard on face and incised heiroglyphs on torso and legs, green in color.
Donor:
DeWitt Alexander
Collection place:
Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt att.
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Faience (composite material)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Ushabti represents an agricultural worker for the Land of the Dead. Inscriptions usually from the Book of the Dead.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 4.5 centimeters and height 15.5 centimeters
Comment:
soaked Dec.17, 71.
Loans:
S1978-1979 #54: California State University, Chico (March 27, 1979–February 22, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Ushabti, accession number 5-10128, described as Faience ushabti; a standing figure with beard on face and incised heiroglyphs on torso and legs, green in color.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Ushabti, accession number 5-10128, described as Faience ushabti; a standing figure with beard on face and incised heiroglyphs on torso and legs, green in color.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Ushabti, accession number 5-10128, described as Faience ushabti; a standing figure with beard on face and incised heiroglyphs on torso and legs, green in color.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Ushabti, accession number 5-10128, described as Faience ushabti; a standing figure with beard on face and incised heiroglyphs on torso and legs, green in color.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Ushabti, accession number 5-10128, described as Faience ushabti; a standing figure with beard on face and incised heiroglyphs on torso and legs, green in color.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ushabti, accession number 5-10128, described as Faience ushabti; a standing figure with beard on face and incised heiroglyphs on torso and legs, green in color.

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