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Ushabti figure

XXXth Dynasty

Faience with bright blue glaze

Height: 3.8cm

Museum number: MR51

Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 16help-vermeule-catalogue-number

On display: Model Room (pre-booked tours only)
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Curatorial note

Details in relief. The group of figures of which this is one (Vermeule cat. nos. 11-18) are probably all from one tomb. They are cast from three different moulds; their original heights probably varied from 5.5 cm to 6.5 cm. (2.1 to 2.5 inches). The discoloration seems to be due to the carbonisation of the sacred oil, which was poured over them. All the figures are bearded, as was the rule in and after the XXVIth dynasty.

Provenance help-art-provenance

Unknown; in Soane's collection by the time of the creation of the Model Room in c.1834. Soane describes the showcase containing small items MR42-MR68 in the Model Room in his 1835 Description.


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