FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY
Par HELIOS
19.5.24
HELIOS AUCTIONS 1050 Second Avenue Gallery # 52 New York, NY 10022 USA, États-Unis
Ancient bronze and pottery, Western European, Russian and Islamic art. Glass, porcelain, ironwork, paintings and more.
La vente est terminée

LOT 2:

AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA USHABTI, CA. 800-1000 BC

Vendu pour: $750
Prix de départ:
$ 500
Prix estimé :
$700 - $900
Commission de la maison de ventes: 28% Plus de détails
TVA: 8.875% On lot's price, no vat on commission
Les utilisateurs venant de pays étrangers peuvent être exempts de payer des taxes, selon les réglementations de taxation correspondantes
19.5.24 à HELIOS
tags:

AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA USHABTI, CA. 800-1000 BC

A terracotta ushabti from Ancient Egypt. Ushabtis were funerary figurines that originated in the Old Kingdom of Egypt. They were placed in tombs, often around the sarcophagus, to act as servants for the deceased in the afterlife. They are often depicted with arms crossed, carrying tools, and with hieroglyphs asserting their readiness to answer the gods' summons to work. On this ushabti each of the crossed arms holds an image of an Egyptian hoe, and the hieroglyphs written down the legs. The use of terracotta in the creation of ushabti was later in Egyptian history, as earlier models were often made with clay, wood, stone, and even wax.

Ancient Egypt - CA. 800 - 1000 BC

L: 7 1/4 in., (18.4 cm.)


Condition: Good overall. General wear. Some chipping. Paint has faded in spots. Crack along middle of figure.