Egyptian Ceramic Ushabti Statue - Ancient Egypt Ushapti Figure- Made in Egypt

This ushapti statue was meticulously crafted with amazing hieroglyphic and scarab details. This statue is handmade from ceramics and has a finish to evoke the faience used by the ancients. It is 6.5-inches-tall by 1.75 inches by 1.25 inches. Made in Luxor, Egypt and collected by me during one of my buying trips to Egypt over the past 40 years.

Ushabtis were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased, should they be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. They were usually written on by the use of hieroglyphs typically found on the legs. They carried inscriptions asserting their readiness to answer the gods' summons to work.