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Origin: Sakhara, Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 4.75" (12.1cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian
Style: Late Dynastic Period
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Origin: Sakhara, Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 4.75" (12.1cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian
Style: Late Dynastic Period
Medium: Faience
Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of Egyptian belief in an afterlife. The two hoes clutched in the hands and the basket carried on the back recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means "the answerer." The function of these little figures is described in Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead: "O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here." The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in any given tomb. But by the New Kingdom the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased, rather than as a substitute. Many have been found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the XXVIth Dynasty (Saite period), a green faience, the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime, was particularly popular. To look upon an ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself. - (PF.1151) « Less
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian
Style: 26th Dynasty
Medium: Faience
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian
Style: 26th Dynasty
Medium: Faience
Additional Information: May he be illuminated the Osiris.Pad-Di-Usir.Born of the lady Tut-gem the true of voice.
The 26th Dynasty, also known as the Saite Period, is traditionally placed by scholars at the end of the Third Intermediate Period or at the beginning of the Late Dynastic Period. In either case, the Saite Period rose from the ashes of a decentralized Egyptian state that had been ravaged by foreign occupation. Supported by the assistance of a powerful family centered in the Delta town of Sais, the Assyrians finally drove the Nubians out of Egypt. At the close of this campaign, Ashurbanipal’s kingdom was at the height of its power; however, due to civil strife back east, he was forced to withdraw his forces from Egypt. Psamtik I, a member of the family from Sais, seized this opportunity to assert his authority over the entire Nile Valley and found his own dynasty, the 26th of Egyptian history. Known as the Saite Period due to the importance of the capital city Sais, the 26th Dynasty, like many before it, sought to emulate the artistic styles of past pharaohs in order to bolster their own claims to power and legitimize their authority.Faience, which dates back to predynastic times, at least 5,000 years, is a glasslike non-clay substance made of materials common to Egypt: ground quartz, crushed quartz pebbles, flint, a soluble salt-like baking soda, lime and ground copper, which provided the characteristic color. The dried objects went into kilns looking pale and colorless but emerged a sparkling "Egyptian blue." Called tjehnet by the Ancient Egyptians, meaning that which is brilliant or scintillating, faience was thought to be filled with the undying light of the sun, moon and stars and was symbolic of rebirth. Ancient Egyptians believed the small blue-green objects helped prepare them for eternity in the afterlife.Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of Ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of the Egyptian belief in an afterlife, while the pick and hoes clutched in the hands, as well as the seed bag slung over his shoulder, recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means “the answerer.†The function of these little figures is described in Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead: “O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here.†The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in a given tomb; but by the New Kingdom, the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased rather than as a substitute, and many might be found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal, and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the 26th Dynasty, a green faience, the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime, was particularly popular. Along the body of this ushabti, a vertical column of hieroglyphic inscription has been inscribed. Such inscriptions generally offer prayers from the deceased and reveal the ushabti’s readiness to perform labor. To look upon this ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself. - (X.0344) « Less
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.25" (13.3cm) high
Collection: Egyptian
Style: 26th Dynasty
Medium: Faience
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.25" (13.3cm) high
Collection: Egyptian
Style: 26th Dynasty
Medium: Faience
Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of Ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of the Egyptian belief in an afterlife, while the pick and hoes clutched in the hands, as well as the seed bag slung over his shoulder, recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means “the answerer.†The function of these little figures is described in Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead: “O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here.†The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in a given tomb; but by the New Kingdom, the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased rather than as a substitute, and many might be found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal, and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the 26th Dynasty, also known as the Saite Period (the time when this work was produced), a green faience, the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime, was particularly popular. Along the body of this ushabti rows of hieroglyphic text have been inscribed. Such inscriptions generally offer prayers from the deceased and reveal the ushabti’s readiness to perform labor. To look upon this ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself. - (PF.5968) « Less
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 9.75" (24.8cm) high
Collection: Egyptian
Style: Ushabti
Medium: Faience
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 9.75" (24.8cm) high
Collection: Egyptian
Style: Ushabti
Medium: Faience
Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of Ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of the Egyptian belief in an afterlife, while the pick and hoes clutched in the hands, as well as the seed bag slung over his shoulder, recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means “the answerer.†The function of these figures is described in Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead: “O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here.†The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in a given tomb; but by the New Kingdom, the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased rather than as a substitute, and many might be found buried together, along with a larger overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal, and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the 26th Dynasty, also known as the Saite Period (the time when this work was produced), a green faience, the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime, was particularly popular. Along the body of this ushabti is inscribed ten rows of hieroglyphic text. Such inscriptions generally offer prayers from the deceased and reveal the ushabti’s readiness to perform labor. To look upon this ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself - (X.0353a) « Less
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Origin: Sinai- Egypt
Circa: 665 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Ushabtis
Medium: Faience
Condition: Extra Fine
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Origin: Sinai- Egypt
Circa: 665 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Ushabtis
Medium: Faience
Condition: Extra Fine
Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of Egyptian belief in an afterlife, while the two hoes clutched in the hands and the basket carried on the back recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means "the answer". The function of these little figures is described in Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead: "O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here." The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in any given tomb, but by the New Kingdom the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased rather than a substitute, and many might be found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the XXVIth Dynasty (Saite period), a green faience the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime was particularly popular. To look upon an ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself. - (sp.009) « Less
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Origin: Sinai- Egypt
Circa: 665 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Ushabtis
Medium: Faience
Condition: Extra Fine
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Origin: Sinai- Egypt
Circa: 665 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Ushabtis
Medium: Faience
Condition: Extra Fine
Mezcala Stone Standing Figure - SP.092,Origin: Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Collection: Pre-Columbian Art,Style: Mezcala,Medium: Stone,Condition: Very Fine. Recovered from dedicatory caches in Guerrero, this sculpture of a human figure is a mysterious artistic product of Mezcala culture's obsessive votive Celt cult. Mezcala was a stone-centered culture that is considered as pre-Olmec. The sculptors of this period carved their votive offerings out of hard stones such as andesite and serpentine. This sculpture of a human figure is smoothly carved out of beautiful dark-green stone. The figure is carved with a bold simplicity which distinctly defines the face, eyes, and hands. Although ancient, its minimal quality evokes a sense of modern minimal abstraction which heightens the sculpture's artistic quality. Mezcala sculptors were driven by the impact of sheer physical necessity and produced the stone carvings for their obsessive rituals in mass quantity. Though produced in great quantity, the sculptors carved the hard, unyielding stone with absolute sureness and special sculptural sensitivity. Each mark, each indentation is a precious outcome of earnest carving that describe the features of the figure. Remarkable in its size, physical presence, and abstract features, the sculpture appeals to our senses even today. « Less
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 8.25" (21.0cm) high x 2.5" (6.4cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian Antiquities
Style: 26th Dynasty
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 8.25" (21.0cm) high x 2.5" (6.4cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian Antiquities
Style: 26th Dynasty
Medium: Faience
Condition: Extra Fine
This striking ushabti dates to the 26th dynasty, which is notable for being the last indigenous dynasty prior to the conquest by Persia in 525-4 BC. The period was characterised by strife as the Assyrians, Babylonians and the Lydians – and even Greece and Caria – became involved in a power struggle to control Egypt, to reunify her and to resist imperial advances. Reunification was achieved under Psammetichus I, although Egyptian imperial power was not what it had been. Once Nineveh fell in 612 BC, Egypt’s attempts to reassert her dominion in the Middle East failed at the hands of the Persian king Cambyses, who took the last king – Psammetichus III – to Susa in irons.Despite these upheavals, however, Egyptian religion and funerary practice did not significantly alter. The pomp and ceremony that characterised Old Kingdom interments had been perpetuated, burying representations of assistants, animals and all the other accoutrements one might need for the hereafter with the deceased. Ushabtis are perhaps the best-known of these grave goods. Ushabti can be translated as “the answerer,†a term directly related to its function in the afterlife. Initially, only one ushabti was interred with the deceased, but by the New Kingdom, it became the custom to inter hundreds of ushabti to act as slaves, much as their human counterparts did in the real world. The number of figures, and the materials from which they were made, depended on the individual's wealth.The function of these little figures is described in Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead: "O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labour in the hereafter, say thou: I am here." The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves, as in the current case. This elegant ushabti holds two flails, one in each hand. It is bound as a mummy, with headwear and artificial beard in position. Blue and green faience – essentially modelled glass- were prized and valuable materials, considered worthy even for kings. This piece was therefore intended for an elite interment. The design is slim and well- modelled, with a sensitive and serene face, carefully-incised hair and the hieroglyphics clearly visible across the front of the figure. It stands upon an integral pedestal base which extends up the back to the level of the shoulders. This is an exceptionally fine example of a faience ushabti, which would complement any serious collection of Egyptian antiquities. - (PF.9100 (LSO)) « Less
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.9" (15.0cm) high
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Late Dynastic Period
Medium: Faience
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 5.9" (15.0cm) high
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Late Dynastic Period
Medium: Faience
There is no better object to epitomize the spirit of Ancient Egypt better than the ushabti, made in the form of a mummy. The Ushabtis were funerary figurines placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as substitutes for the deceased, should he be called upon to do the manual labor in the afterlife. They were used from the Middle Kingdom (around 1900 BC) until the end of the Ptolemaic Period, nearly 2000 years later. The ushabtis were believed to magically animate after the dead had been judged, and work for the dead person as a substitute labourer in the field of Osiris. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in a given tomb; but by the New Kingdom, the statues had come to be regarded as servants for the deceased rather than as a subsitute.Its legs are a single unit, the arms vertical with the hands exposed appearing as if crossed. The effect is as if the fgure is tightly wrapped in cloth, holding a hoe in each hand and a basket carried on the back. The basket recalls the rural, agrarian culture of the ushabtis. - (LK.008) « Less
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high x 1.1" (2.8cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Late Dynastic Period
Medium: Faience
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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC
Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high x 1.1" (2.8cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian Art
Style: Late Dynastic Period
Medium: Faience
Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of Egyptian belief in an afterlife. The two hoes clutched in the hands and the basket carried on the back recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means "the answerer." The function of these little figures is described in Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead: "O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here." The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in any given tomb. But by the New Kingdom the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased, rather than as a substitute. Many have been found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the XXVIth Dynasty (Saite period), a green faience, the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime, was particularly popular. To look upon an ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself. - (OF.106) « Less
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Origin: Egypt
Dimensions: 6" (15.2cm) high x 2.15 " (5.5cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian
Medium: Faience
Origin: Egypt
Dimensions: 6" (15.2cm) high x 2.15 " (5.5cm) wide
Collection: Egyptian
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