Oud-Egyptisch Faience Hart Scarabee - 2.4 cm (Zonder Minimumprijs)
Nr. 83491545
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Oud-Egyptisch Faience Osiris Ushabti met hiërogliefen op de voor- en achterkant, terwijl hij een schoffel en een houweel - 9 cm
- Hieroglyphs front: 'Osiris, Lord of the great festivity'
- Hieroglyphs back: 'Osiris of the child of...'
- The Ushabti was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices. Ushabtis were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased, should they be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. The figurines frequently carried a hoe on their shoulder and a basket on their backs, implying they were intended to farm for the deceased.
- See last pictures as a parallel:
Source 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushabti
Source 2: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/egypt-art/x7e914f5b:late-period-ptolemaic-and-roman-periods/a/meet-an-ushabti-an-ancient-egyptian-statuette-made-for-the-afterlife
Registered shipping.
Provenance/Known History:
Ex. Private UK collection. Collected before 1970. After that A.A. Gallery, UK.
Important information:
- Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding.
- A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot.
- Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.
Nr. 83491545
Verkocht
Oud-Egyptisch Faience Osiris Ushabti met hiërogliefen op de voor- en achterkant, terwijl hij een schoffel en een houweel - 9 cm
- Hieroglyphs front: 'Osiris, Lord of the great festivity'
- Hieroglyphs back: 'Osiris of the child of...'
- The Ushabti was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices. Ushabtis were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased, should they be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. The figurines frequently carried a hoe on their shoulder and a basket on their backs, implying they were intended to farm for the deceased.
- See last pictures as a parallel:
Source 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushabti
Source 2: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/egypt-art/x7e914f5b:late-period-ptolemaic-and-roman-periods/a/meet-an-ushabti-an-ancient-egyptian-statuette-made-for-the-afterlife
Registered shipping.
Provenance/Known History:
Ex. Private UK collection. Collected before 1970. After that A.A. Gallery, UK.
Important information:
- Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding.
- A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot.
- Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.
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