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Source Description
This ushabti figure has long black hair with red lines across the ends. It has red necklaces and folded arms. In the right arm is a hoe, and in the left is a mattock. Behind each shoulder is a sack. There is an inscription in blue in horizontal bands on the front and the sides. The inscription bands are divided by red lines. The piece has a base. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6849
label
Ushabti
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6849
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Ushabti
description
This ushabti figure has long black hair with red lines across the ends. It has red necklaces and folded arms. In the right arm is a hoe, and in the left is a mattock. Behind each shoulder is a sack. There is an inscription in blue in horizontal bands on the front and the sides. The inscription bands are divided by red lines. The piece has a base. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1069 BCE or modern (New Kingdom or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
ushabti
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
limestone with red, blue, and black paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ed8389149473219f