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Ushabti figure

Ushabti figure
 New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX 1295 BCE-1186 BCE

Medium
wood, bitumen
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
wood, bitumen
Measurements
16.9 × 4.7 × 3.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in yellow paint c.: (hieroglyphs)
Accession Number
3398-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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