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Source Description
"Ushabti" group representations are quite rare and were probably gifts to the deceased from a relative. The man holds a typical hoe and grain basket; his wife holds "ankh" signs, symbolizing "life." No inscription is visible on the piece, and it is possible that it was placed in a special box that carried the names of the deceased couple.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
13652
label
Ushabti Group of a Couple
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
13652
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Ushabti Group of a Couple
description
"Ushabti" group representations are quite rare and were probably gifts to the deceased from a relative. The man holds a typical hoe and grain basket; his wife holds "ankh" signs, symbolizing "life." No inscription is visible on the piece, and it is possible that it was placed in a special box that carried the names of the deceased couple.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1250 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
sculpture
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
8
depth
3.7
dimensionsRaw
5 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 7/16 in. (13 x 8 x 3.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
19th Dynasty
med
steatite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2173
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
8169191e6495ec91