A1718

figurine; Egyptian ushabti or shawabti; 21st-22nd Dynasty; pale blue faience ('glass') funerary figurine; body prepared in traditional Egyptian fashion with arms crossed and headpiece. Holds tools to sow & reap the fields of the afterworld. Item originally buried with an individual to act as a worker in the afterworld in place of the deceased. Mounted on wooden block.

circa 1000-800BC

figurine, Egyptian ushabti or shawabti

faience, glass, wood