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UP for Auction… Amazing Antique Egyptian Faience Sarcophagus Ushabti (Shabti) Statue Figure, With great details …. 500-600 Years old
USHABTIES: The Ushabti funerary figurines were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as a magical substitute for the deceased owner when the gods requested him to undertake menial tasks in the afterlife; the word Ushabti is usually translated as “answerer.” During the New Kingdom (1539–1075 bce) the figures were made to resemble the tomb owner by being fashioned in the form of a mummy bearing the owner’s name.
DIMENSIONS:
+ 15 x 5 x 4.5 cm (6" x 2" x 1.8" Inches)
+ [480] grams of weight.
CONDITION:
+ Intact in original condition, No repairs or restoration
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