*Ancient Egypt 522-399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti Of A Worker In Blue Green Glazed Faience
*Ancient Egypt 522-399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti Of A Worker In Blue Green Glazed Faience
*Ancient Egypt 522-399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti Of A Worker In Blue Green Glazed Faience
*Ancient Egypt 522-399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti Of A Worker In Blue Green Glazed Faience
*Ancient Egypt 522-399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti Of A Worker In Blue Green Glazed Faience
*Ancient Egypt 522-399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti Of A Worker In Blue Green Glazed Faience
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*Ancient Egypt 522-399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti Of A Worker In Blue Green Glazed Faience

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An Ushabti from the Ancient Egypt

A delicate and beautiful funeral tomb piece, from the ancient Egyptian 26th dynasty, 522-399 bc.

This ushabti male figurine, stands in a mummiform position. Is depicted as an osiris field's worker or farmer, with his crossed arms holding a hoe and a pick.He's wearing a headdress and have an osiris-type beard, with three horizontal hieroglyphic registers on his legs (not translated). These agricultural implements reference to the ushabti function to perform agricultural labor on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife.

This ushabti is made from faience, a quartz-based glazed ceramic with which the ancient egyptians were highly adept at working. It was likely formed by first pressing the mixture of crushed sand with quartz into a mold, which was then heated to fuse all together. After being removed from the mold and allowed to harden, the final details, include the individual hieroglyphs and the facial features of the ushabti, were refined carefully carved by hand, before the final firing and the glazing.

Shabtis or Ushabtiswere first introduced in the middle kingdom as substitutes for the mummy, in case it was destroyed. During the new kingdom period, this figured assumed a new role as a direct servant. Were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased. Always in quantities of 365 workers and 36 overseers, one for each day of the year. This servants should be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. The figurines frequently carried a hoe on their shoulder and a basket on their back, implying they were intended to farm for the deceased. They were usually written on by the use of hieroglyphs typically found on the legs or the reverse. They carried inscriptions asserting their readiness to answer the god's summon to work.

The Twenty-eight Dynasty of Egypt, is usually classified as the third dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian Late Period. The 28th Dynasty lasted from 404 BC to 398 BC and it includes only one Pharaoh, Amyrtaeus (Amenirdis), also known as Psamtik V or Psammetichus V. Amyrtaeus was probably the grandson of the Amyrtaeus of Sais, who carried on a rebellion in 465–463 BC with the Egyptian chief, Inarus (himself a grandson of Psamtik III), against the satrap Achaemenes of Achaemenid Egypt. As early as 411 BC, Amyrtaeus, a native Egyptian, revolted against Darius II, the Achaemenid Persian King and the last Pharaoh of the 27th Dynasty. Amyrtaeus succeeded in expelling the Persians from Memphis in 405 BC with assistance from Cretan mercenaries, and in 404 BC, following the death of Darius, proclaimed himself Pharaoh of Egypt. Although Artaxerxes II, Darius' successor as King of Persia attempted to lead an expedition to retake Egypt he was unable to do so, due to political problems with his brother, Cyrus the Younger. This allowed Amyrtaeus to solidify Egyptian rule over Egypt. Very little is known about Amyrtaeus reign. No monuments from this dynasty have been found. In 398 BC Amyrtaeus was overthrown and executed by Nefaarud I, ending the 28th Dynasty and beginning the 29th Dynasty.

Has a total weight of 5.3 Grams and a measurements of 49.1 mm by 16.2 mm by 12.3 mm (1.93 by 0.63 by 0.48 Inches),(4.9 x 1.6 x 1.23 cm). 

Provenance: Royal Athena Gallery, New York city NY. Acquired in New York city in 2005. Our personal collection since then.

Note: The surface have evidence of the typical microscopic iron detrics from the ancient firing process.

This is a very detailed example in perfect and intact condition, with absolutely no cracks or previous restorations. It is rare to see pieces of this size in this condition and the high defined details.

INVENTORY REF: D0000ANMH/.1111


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