Ushabti Figure of Psamtik

ca. 580 BCE (Late Period) H: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) Citation Source image

The long inscription on the mummiform body of the figure contains the ushabti spell from the Book of the Dead, the name Psamtik, and his title, "chief royal scribe," as well as the name of his mother, Merit-Neith.

Sculpture

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Dikran Kelekian [?], New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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