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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1924.34
Title
Ushabti of Princess Maatkare
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1077-943 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292258

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Faience
Dimensions
12.7 cm (5 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1924), gift; to the Fogg Museum.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Elizabeth G. Norton
Accession Year
1924
Object Number
1924.34
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Molded in faience, this ushabti has an uraeus on its forehead (a symbol of royalty) and breasts molded just above the hands, indicating gender. The inscription reads: "May the Osiris, the God's Wife of Amun Maatkare, shine." Ushabtis were buried in tombs and believed to assist the deceased in the afterlife.This ushabti holds two plows in its hands to plow the fields for the princess.
Commentary
Princess Maatkare was the daughter of the High Priest of Amun Pinedjem I who later became a king of the 21st dynasty. Maatkare held the title God's Wife of Amun which is the highest rank in the female priesthood of Amun. She was buried at Thebes (modern Luxor) and had over 100 ushabtis.

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