{"product_id":"eu1702","title":"An Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Shabti, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069-945 BCE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eshown mummiform with details in black pigment, the small figure with a short tripartite wig in black pigment, the crossed arms with clenched hands each holding agricultural tools for work in the afterlife, an untranslated vertical column of text on the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUshabtis (aka shabti,) were figures placed in Egyptian tombs in order to serve the deceased in the afterlife. They hold objects (in this case a flail in each fist, the right hand also holding a twisted rope connected to an seed sack behind the left shoulder) that they use for agricultural work, and are carved with inscriptions; usually a passage from the Book of the Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight: 3 inches (7.62 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eIntact with extensive wear and rubbing throughout. Mounted to a frosted lucite base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eEx South Florida private collection, acquired in the 1960's.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hill Auction Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40552130412588,"sku":"EU1702","price":723.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/3933\/4188\/products\/EU1702_ebf3c227-c44a-4399-ab17-56871f609699.jpg?v=1659507768","url":"https:\/\/qrack-shop.myshopify.com\/fr-ca\/products\/eu1702","provider":"qrack shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}