ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PAIR OF FAIENCE USHABTIS
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Late Dynastic Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664-32 BC. An ancient Egyptian pair of mummiform ushabtis, eacg wearing a highlighted tripartite wig; the arms are crossed on the chest; and small hand hold a pick and hoe, faintly modelled in low relief. The ushabtis are flat-backed, and stand upon a trapezoidal base. The Egyptians assumed even after getting to the afterlife that life would not be easy, so they took magical figures with them called shabtis to ask a servant to make their afterlife as easy and trouble-free as possible.Size: L:65-68mm / W:23-25mm ; 30gProvenance: Private London collection; ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PAIR OF FAIENCE USHABTIS
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