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Description: | Old label at back with worn out letters.
Catno. is noted in black pen on back. MANU Egypt The Ushabti figurine was a very important object in egyptian religious beliefs.
It was believed that when the deceased had one of these figurines with them to the afterlife, they would have someone who would do work for them.
This idea was most spread in the New Kingdoms whereas when the figurines first appeared around 1800BC, they were more meant as a safeguard for the deaceased.
In case the mortal remains dissappeared, the soul of the deceased could enter the figure and thereby ensure that they had a body for the afterlife. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | USHABTI FIGURINE : : EM : : NORTH AFRICA : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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