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Ushabti
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This figure has long hair painted black. The eyes are also black. In the right hand is a hoe, and in the left is a mattock. Behind each shoulder is a sack. The inscription claims the piece is made for "the scribe, Nwfy." Then follows the regular ushabti formula.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.181