Tutankhamun's magnificent ushabti
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23905872729
Product information "Tutankhamun's magnificent ushabti"
From the Middle Kingdom onwards, the deceased were given small figurines to take with them into the grave to carry out fieldwork for them in the afterlife. This custom was also adopted for the decoration of royal tombs in the 18th dynasty. Of the 413 ashtis in Tutankhamun's tomb, one small group stands out in terms of size and artistic design: The so-called magnificent ushabtis. Our example shows the king with the Blue Crown and the insignia crosier and frond in his crossed hands. The inscription reproduces the six chapters of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Original: Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Tomb treasure of Tutankhamun. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1335 B.C. Polymer ars mundi museum replica cast by hand; with gold leaf overlay (partial gilding), height with base 55 cm.