Ushabti figure
New Kingdom, Dynasties XIX–XX 1295 BCE-1069 BCE
Medium
painted Nile silt clay
Measurements
14.4 × 5.2 × 3.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1994
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
painted in yellow and black around lower body: (hieroglyphs)
Accession Number
D97-1994
Department
Antiquities
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