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Description: | Ushabtis, also known as shabtis and shawabtis, were funerary figurines buried with the dead meant to symbolize their servants in the afterlife. Often inscribed with the text of chapter VI of the Book of the Dead, they usually appear mummiform in appearance and carry the name of their owner. They usually hold a hoe and a basket, in order to symbolically complete the labor of the deceased in the afterlife. Green faience, holding hoe and basket, inscribed hieroglyphics.
Accession number: NCM 1993-443/2 | Subjects: | death EGYPTIAN figures | Temporal: | 4400BC-640 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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