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THBTranslated Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti
Lot 7
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan & Near Eastern art. If you love the classics, this is the sale for you. All artifacts offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described. In-house shipping for your convenience. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan & Near Eastern art. If you love the classics, this is the sale for you. All artifacts offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described. In-house shipping for your convenience. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful light blue, mold-formed faience ushabti figure standing in mummiform position: feet and legs fused together on an integral plinth, arms crossed, facing forward. The face has a serene expression with a traditional postiche beard, and is crowned by a tripartite wig. The hands hold two hoes and a seed bag is slung over the left shoulder, indicated by incised lines. The backside has a hieroglyph message in black ink: "Osiris, priest of Neith (Patron goddess of the city of Sais), Wah-jib-Re." Ushabti's were created to accompany the dead to the afterlife as servants and the message was a prayer to give life to the figurine. This is a fabulous example of the mummiform companion with a beautiful aqua glaze and fine details. Size: .75" W x 2.68" H (1.9 cm x 6.8 cm)
Ushabti (or shabti) dolls are figures shaped like adult male or female mummies wearing the traditional ancient Egyptian headdresses. The ancient Egyptians believed that after they died, their spirits would have to work in the "Field of Reeds" owned by the god of the underworld, Osiris. This meant doing agricultural labor and it was required by all members of society, from workers to Pharaohs. The hieroglyphic inscriptions imbued the ushabti with power and they became servants that did the hard labor for their masters in the afterlife. This ushabti, with the seed bag and hoes, is thus ready to aid in this task. By the Third Intermediate period, this practice had become so necessary and elaborate that some tombs contained one ushabti worker for every day of the year and thirty-six overseers, each responsible for ten laborers!
Provenance: ex-Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA acquired before 2000
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#158485Minor chip to hand. Surface wear and abrasions, commensurate with age. Mineral deposits and fine details.Condition
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