2022-07-162022-07-16SPG90.154https://hdl.handle.net/10177/20364An 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.Image4.375"SculptureFaience with brown glaze, mold-madeFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html