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Description : Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. This is a late period ushabti (shabti), made of a green faience and painted with black line details, including hieroglyphics and an Eye of Horus. Size: 1.3 W x 3.7 H (3.3 cm x 9.4 cm) Ushabti were placed in tombs as grave goods, created to do manual labor for the deceased in the afterlife. As a result, they are frequently depicted with arms crossed, holding hoes and baskets. By the Third Intermediate period, this practice had become so necessary and elaborate that some tombs contained one worker for every day of the year and thirty-six overseers, each responsible for ten laborers. Workers like this one are from that period of enormous proliferation, and are some of our best surviving insights into ancient Egyptian funerary practices. Provenance: Ex-Private Ventura County, CA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #118334
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Estimate (low-high) : 400 USD-600 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 4A
Title : Egyptian Ushabti
Condition report : Lower legs repaired.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Holiday Sale - Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic
Sale date : 08 Dec 2016 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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