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Description : Fired clay painted in red, black and yellow Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th to 20th Dynasty Ushabti offering, probably for the grave of a woman called Mes-cher-per Dimensions: 17.2 x 4.7 x 3 cm(height x width x depth) Provenance: Private Collection Bruno Wertz Scientific research: Dr. Jan Moje, Free University of Berlin (see references below) This little clay figure in the shape of a mummy is a so-called ushabti, an object of ancient Egyptian tradition serving as funerary offering. The present ushabti dates to the New Kingdom, the 19 υ th to the 20 υ th Dynasty (1292-1070/69 BCE). The ushabti is wearing a black painted wig on its head, leaving the ears free. Noticeable is the finely moulded face of this ushabti. The red painting of the face as well as the black eye lids, pupils and eyeballhave been distinctly preserved. Likely visible are colour remains of a yellow collar. The ushabti is holding its arms crossed in front of the breast and the hands painted in red are looking out of the sheath. Every hand holds plastically moulded crosiers. A column of engraved hieroglyphics is located on the front side 'Osiris Mes-cher-per(?), born by Hathor, justified'. The name Mes-cher-per can be identified, hinting to the female gender of the deceased. However, the writing could also have been misinterpreted by the sculptor and instead have meant 'Provided by. [God]', a phrase often appearing on funerary objects. In ancient Egypt, only a small number of scholars were in knowledge of the correct symbolic language of hieroglyphics. The craftsmen, who were in charge of engraving the hieroglyphics into the pieces, were in most cases illiterate. A condition that most often also applied to the commissioners. The clay figure is in well, age-appropriate and complete condition. The colour is partiallydeteriorated. Details of the form of the face and the hands are timeworn. The ushabti is installed on a modern, gold painted clay plinth. The dimensions of the figure are 17.2 x 4.7 x 3 cm(height x width x depth). The height, including the plinth, is 19.5 cm. Auctionata would like to express its deep gratitude to Dr. Jan Moje for the scientific preparation of the collection and the research for the text. We do declare explicitly that the pricing of the objects of this auction does not derive from Dr. Jan Moje. Please do not hesitate to contact Auctionata for further background research information about the objects, especially the deciphermentof hieroglyphics.
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