Terracotta ushabti of Amenkhau
This terracotta ushabti of Amenkhau (LB 1347) became part of the collection of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO) through the collection of one of its founders, Franz Marius Theodor de Liagre Böhl. The funerary statuette measures 9,8 x 3,8 x 2,6 cm and dates back to the ancient Egyptian Third Intermediate period (1069-664 BC). It probably originates from the Theban area. Ushabtis, like this one, were placed in large quantities in the tombs of ancient Egyptians, where they functioned as workers in the afterlife.
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Work, work, work
story by Sara Gebhardt, Louis-Philippe Bazelier.This little statuette was part of a large group of funerary statuettes that would have been part of the tomb inventory of a man called Amenkhau. In the ancient Egyptian language these statues were called shabtis, or ushabtis, and functioned as assistants for the deceased. In this story, we will find out what this particular small ushabti has to say.
