Ushabti

UO-MCA-986-6-3.jpg
UO-MCA-986-6-3-01.jpg
UO-MCA-986-6-3-02.jpg
UO-MCA-986-6-3-03.jpg

Title

Ushabti

Date

664-332 BCE

Creator

Unknown (Egyptian)
Egyptian

Coverage

Style/Period: Late Period
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

religious and cult objects

Format

Materials/Techniques: Hand-carved
Measurements: 6 cm long, 1.8 cm wide, 0.6 cm deep

Description

Pale greenish figurine that resembles the Pharaonic sarcophagi. Indications of a crook across the chest, a flail Traces of black delineations of a crook and flail, as well as a false beard, all symbols associated with pharaohs.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 986.6.3
Record: UO-MCA-986-6-3

Source

Photographer: Thomas Wort, University of Ottawa; Madison Blunden, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2023

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee