Ancient Egyptian Tall Faience Ushabti - Servant in the Afterlife (No reserve price)
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Ancient Egyptian Late Period faience ushabti, titled “Tall Faience Ushabti - Servant in the Afterlife”, dating to circa 664–332 BC.
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Ancient Egyptian Tall Faience Ushabti - Servant in the Afterlife
Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC
A fine faience ushabti with an elongated mummiform body, standing on a rectangular base. The figure wears a tripartite wig and a long ceremonial beard, with carefully modelled facial features. The arms are crossed over the chest, with agricultural implements held in the hands.
Ushabtis were funerary statuettes placed in Egyptian tombs to serve the deceased in the afterlife. Their origins can be traced to the Middle Kingdom, and they remained an important part of Egyptian burial practices for nearly two millennia. According to Egyptian religious belief, the deceased might be summoned to undertake agricultural labour in the Fields of Reeds, an idealised realm of the afterlife. Ushabtis were intended to answer this summons and perform the required tasks in their owner's place. Many were inscribed with a spell, later incorporated as Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead, commanding the figure to respond whenever called upon. Wealthy individuals could be buried with 365 worker figures, corresponding to the days of the year, accompanied by 36 overseer figures. Ushabtis were manufactured in stone, wood, bronze and especially faience, whose blue green colouring was closely associated with regeneration and renewed life.
Size: 9cm x 2cm x 1.5cm
Provenance: Private European Collection; formerly acquired from old UK and European collection formed since the 1970s.
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Ancient Egyptian Tall Faience Ushabti - Servant in the Afterlife
Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC
A fine faience ushabti with an elongated mummiform body, standing on a rectangular base. The figure wears a tripartite wig and a long ceremonial beard, with carefully modelled facial features. The arms are crossed over the chest, with agricultural implements held in the hands.
Ushabtis were funerary statuettes placed in Egyptian tombs to serve the deceased in the afterlife. Their origins can be traced to the Middle Kingdom, and they remained an important part of Egyptian burial practices for nearly two millennia. According to Egyptian religious belief, the deceased might be summoned to undertake agricultural labour in the Fields of Reeds, an idealised realm of the afterlife. Ushabtis were intended to answer this summons and perform the required tasks in their owner's place. Many were inscribed with a spell, later incorporated as Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead, commanding the figure to respond whenever called upon. Wealthy individuals could be buried with 365 worker figures, corresponding to the days of the year, accompanied by 36 overseer figures. Ushabtis were manufactured in stone, wood, bronze and especially faience, whose blue green colouring was closely associated with regeneration and renewed life.
Size: 9cm x 2cm x 1.5cm
Provenance: Private European Collection; formerly acquired from old UK and European collection formed since the 1970s.
COMBINED SHIPPING
We offer combined shipping only for items purchased in the same auction. You need to pay for these together; otherwise, the system will not combine shipping. We don't combine and refund shipping afterwards.
SHIPPING WITHIN THE EU ONLY!
We ship exclusively to addresses within the European Union. Please ensure that you can provide an EU delivery address before bidding.
Seller's Story
All items will be posted very fast from our Belgium offices. We offer very cheap shipping and extremely fast delivery within all the EU. Please note the shipping costs also include the handling fee and packing material. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Authenticity: All items sold by Ancient Art & Coins are guaranteed to be authentic and as described or your money back. We have a combined experience of over 50 years of collecting and selling works of art and we collaborate with consultants, academics and laboratories from the field to ensure all objects sold are genuine.
Please Note - our customer service team does not work on Saturday or Sunday. If a message is sent over the weekend, they will reply to you on Monday.
Details
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Century/timeframe
Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC
Name of object
Tall Faience Ushabti - Servant in the Afterlife
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
2020
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Condition
Very good
Previous owner acquired from
Antique market
Previous owner - year acquired
1990
Previous owner - country acquired from
United Kingdom
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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