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Source Description
This carved mummiform figure has long hair striped with yellow. Its arms are folded on its breast and it has painted necklaces. There is an inscription on the front filled with yellow paint.There is no title or name on this piece, and it is either a stock figure not used, or, more likely, a forgery as the parts of the formula are mixed up and the hieroglyphics are incorrect. The modelling also indicates that this piece is likely a forgery.
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Document identity
localId
23168
label
Ushabti
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
23168
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Ushabti
description
This carved mummiform figure has long hair striped with yellow. Its arms are folded on its breast and it has painted necklaces. There is an inscription on the front filled with yellow paint.There is no title or name on this piece, and it is either a stock figure not used, or, more likely, a forgery as the parts of the formula are mixed up and the hieroglyphics are incorrect. The modelling also indicates that this piece is likely a forgery.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
ushabti
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Source extras
med
dark wood with yellow and black paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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