Ushabti figure
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI 664 BCE-525 BCE
Medium
faience
Measurements
14.7 × 3.8 × 2.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1888
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) (in hieroglyphs) c.:
Accession Number
46-D1A
Department
Antiquities
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