Servant Figurine (Ushabti)

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Culture Egyptian

Title Servant Figurine (Ushabti)

Date 380–342 BCE

Medium Faience

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Credit Line Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 71.55.3

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A shabti (or ushabti) is a mummyform figurine placed in tombs among the grave goods. This type of figure was made to act as a servant, to do chores and manual labor for the deceased in the afterlife.

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"Servant Figurine (Ushabti) | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=71.55.3