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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GROUP OF THREE FAIENCE USHABTIS
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GROUP OF THREE FAIENCE USHABTIS
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Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Ca. 332 BC. A group of three light blue faience ushabti figures, each wearing a tripartite wig, false beard, and hands are crossed holding hoes. During the Late Period tomb figures became known as ushabtis ('answerers'), these figures represented servants who would magically answer when called upon to perform agricultural duties for the Pharaoh (in the form of Osiris) in the afterlife. Their main function was to ensure the individual's comfort and freedom from daily labor in the next life.Size: L:58-70mm / W:15-20mm ; 25gProvenance: Private London collection; ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GROUP OF THREE FAIENCE USHABTIS

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