Ushebti
CultureEgyptian
Date1292-1190 B.C.E.
MediumFaience
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 inches (19.05 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1397
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DescriptionThe bald-headed figure wears a garment with loose, short sleeves and a kilt. His hands rest on the skirt's front panel, which includes a one-column vertical inscription down the center. Facial features are clearly delineated, with thick eyebrows and large eyes outlined in black. An uninscribed back pillar supports the shwabti.ProvenanceWith E. Hindamian, Paris, by July 27, 1929;
Purchased from Hindamian by Brummer Gallery, Paris and New York, stock no. P6239, July 27, 1929-October 27, 1933 [1];
Purchased from Brummer by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archive, Brummer Gallery Records, Egyptian, Object inventory card number P6239.
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