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Ushabti figure

Ushabti figure
 New Kingdom, Dynasties XIX–XX 1295 BCE-1069 BCE

Medium
faience
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience
Measurements
12.2 × 4.1 × 2.6 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in black paint c.: (script)
Accession Number
3397-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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