Ushabti
Ushabti

Currently not on view

Ushabti,

1291–1185 BCE

Egyptian
y1959-174

Information

Title
Ushabti
Dates

1291–1185 BCE

Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
15.0 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm (5 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Object Number
y1959-174
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Type
ushabti, figurines, funerary objects
Materials
alabaster
Subject
figures (representations)

Acquired by Horace L. Mayer at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1959 by Mayer.

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