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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely mold-formed faience ushabti standing with fused legs atop an integral rectangular plinth and covered in a pale turquoise-hued glaze. The body gradually widens towards the chest where the symbolic pick and hoe are held in crossed hands, and a small seed bag is draped over the left shoulder. Petite eyes beneath slender brows, a wide nose with flared nostrils, full lips between puffy cheeks, and cupped ears form the sensitive countenance, and the head is topped with a simple tripartite wig. Both the front and back of the body display a column of inscribed hieroglyphics, the front reading, The illuminate, the Osiris, the renep-priest, Horemheb, son of Ankh-pa-khered, and the back reading, Born to the lady of the house, Ta-khered-en-ta-ihe. Custom lucite display stand included. Size: 1.25 W x 4.7 H (3.2 cm x 11.9 cm), 5.3 H (13.5 cm) on included custom stand. 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. During the Pharaonic period, they 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 these are from that period of enormous proliferation, and are some of our best surviving insights into ancient Egyptian funerary practices. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-private Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 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. #143596
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