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Ancient Egyptain Faience Ushabti. Light Blue. COA.
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Ancient Egyptian blue glazed faience Ushabti of BEK TEP from the XXVI Dynasty, circa 600 BC, over 2600 years old. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from original purchase in May 2008. Good definition to details and design. Braided beard and holding two flails (whips) over shoulders Sharp heiroglyphic text on front that translates: "May he be illuminated, the Osiris, Bek Tep, born of the lady Iset the justified." 108mm (4.25") high , excluding base. Ushabtis, also called Shabtis, were small funerary statues included in the tomb as grave goods to accompany the dead in the 'Afterlife'. They were endowed with magical powers and were intended to perform functions, such as servants or manual laborers, on behalf of the deceased. The reference to Osiris is from Chapter 6 of the "Book Of The Dead" In the most ancient times, only twelve were placed in a tomb, one for each month. From the XXI Dynasty on there came to be 365, one for each day of the year. In some instances, such as for a Pharaoh or lesser King, there would be many more, sometimes into the thousands. Faience refers to the blue to blue-green glaze arising from the ancient method of using non clay materials, such as sand and quartz, along with copper pigments to produce ceramics. This piece has a very nice light blue hue that is not adequately represented by the photographs and the brown stains are not as dominant as they may appear. It has no chips or scars and comes with the small lucite base.
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