Ushabti Group of a Couple

Description "Ushabti" group representations are quite rare and were probably gifts to the deceased from a relative. The man holds a typical hoe and grain basket; his wife holds "ankh" signs, symbolizing "life." No inscription is visible on the piece, and it is possible that it was placed in a special box that carried the names of the deceased couple.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
9/16/1998	Examination	survey
10/16/2008	Treatment	technical study; cleaned; loss compensation

Exhibitions

• Mummified. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2008-2013.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926