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Ushabti of Princess Maatkare
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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.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton Cambridge MA (by 1924) gift; to the Fogg Museum.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Miss Elizabeth G. Norton
Title: Ushabti of Princess Maatkare
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.
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