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Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty (Dynasty XX), ca. 1189 to 1077 BCE. A rare, well-preserved wooden ushabti (shabti), mummiform, with its hair and features painted in black, inscribed with a series of hieroglyphs that translate to "Osiris Aha-aa, justified." The hieroglyph for Osiris, Aha-aa was a royal scribe according to other texts and the use of "justified" relates to the verbiage of the Book of the Dead. Ushabti dolls are figures shaped like adult male or female mummies wearing traditional ancient Egyptian headdresses. The ancient Egyptians believed that after they died, their spirits would have to work in the "Field of Reeds" owned by the god of the underworld, Osiris. This meant doing agricultural labor - and it was required by all members of society, from workers to pharaohs. Size: 1.4" W x 6.8" H (3.6 cm x 17.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Towaco, New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Sands of Time Ancient Art, Washington DC, USA; ex-private P.B. collection, Virginia, USA, acquired in 2007; ex-private Connecticut, USA collection, acquired in the 1960s

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#176697

  • Condition: Chipping to feet and gesso in areas, as well as stable fissures to proper right side and expected surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigments.

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