Ushabti figure

Ushabti figure
 Late Period – Ptolemaic Period 644 BCE-30 BCE

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience
Measurements
7.5 × 1.9 × 1.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
57-D1A
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1888
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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