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Ouchabti of a foreman.
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Ouchabti of a foreman.
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Ouchabti of a foreman.
Alabaster.
Egypt, New Kingdom – Third Intermediate Period
H. 13.5 cm
Condition: Fragmentary, upper part missing. Inscriptions partially erased, legibility reduced.
Description: A funerary statuette of the foreman ushabti type: the deceased is depicted in the attire of the living, wearing a long loincloth with a triangular front flap, a distinctive feature of the ushabtis of overseers responsible for commanding the funerary servants.
The body is oval in cross-section with a rounded top, engraved on all sides with columns of hieroglyphs.
Provenance: Formerly in a private French collection, acquired during a trip to Egypt between 1979 and 1980. In the same family ever since.
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