Ushabti

dc.date.accessioned2022-07-16T16:31:02Z
dc.date.available2022-07-16T16:31:02Z
dc.descriptionAn ushabti is a small, mummy-shaped figure placed in tombs to do the work of the deceased in the afterlife. When translated, the name ushabti means to answer. A complete collection of ushabtis would consist of 401: one for each day of the year, plus 36 foremen to oversee the workers.
dc.description.sponsorshipGift of Mark and Janeth Hogue Sponenburgh
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dc.format.extent4.375"
dc.format.mediumSculpture
dc.format.mediumFaience with brown glaze, mold-made
dc.identifier.otherSPG90.154
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10177/20364
dc.relation.ispartofHallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon
dc.relation.ispartofAncient Art Collection
dc.rightsFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.titleUshabti
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local.cultureAncient Mediterannean / Egypt
local.mastercopyHfmoaVolume22/SPG90-154.jpg

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