Egyptian
Ushabtis
Cover Photo Glass Ushabti (X.0066, Los Angeles)
Egyptian Ushabtis
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“O Ushabti! If thy Master is called upon to do hard labour
in the fields of Osiris, let everything which standeth
in the way be removed from him”
And the Ushabti replieth
“I will do it, verily I am here when thou callest”
Book of the Dead, Chapter VI
Faience Ushabti - Late Dynastic Period (X.0160, London)
Ushabtis were funerary figurines placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as substitutes for the deceased, should he be called upon to do the manual labor in the afterlife. They were used from the Middle Kingdom (around 1900 BC) until the end of the Ptolemaic Period, nearly 2000 years later. Ushabtis were believed to magically animate after the dead had been judged, and work for the dead person as a substitute labourer in the field of Osiris. This is why they carry hoes, to execute the hard manual labours mentioned in the Book of the Dead: “whether it be to plough the fields, or to fill the channels with water, or to carry sand from the East to the West” Originally, a single ushabti was placed in any given tomb, but by the New Kingdom (around 1570 BC), the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased rather than a substitute, and many might be found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal and faience. Our Gallery hosts a beautiful glazed terracotta Ushabti dating to Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, which was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC The dynasty’s reign (664–525 BC) is also called the Saite Period after the city of Sais, where pharaohs had their capital, and marks the beginning of the Late Period of ancient Egypt. In the cultural renaissance of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty (Saite period), a green faience the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime was particularly popular.
Egyptian Ushabtis CATALOGUE
Faience Ushabti - Late Period Dynasty X.0160 525 BC to 343 BC 7.75” (19.7cm) high Egypt £28,000
Faience Ushabti - XXVI Dynasty PF.1145 664 BC to 525 BC 7.5” (19.1cm) high x 2.25” (5.7cm) wide Egypt $8,000
Faience Ushabti - XXVI Dynasty CB.55 Glazed Terracotta 664 BC to 525 BC 7.5” (19.1cm) high x 2” (5.1cm) wide Egypt £18,000
Faience Ushabti - XXVI Dynasty X.0344 664 BC to 525 BC 4.25” (10.8cm) high x 1.5” (3.8cm) wide Egypt £6,500
Egyptian Faience Ushabti OF.106 664 BC to 525 BC 4” (10.2cm) high x 1.1” (2.8cm) wide Egypt £2,500
Egyptian Terracotta Ushabti PH.0162 600 BC to 500 BC 8.5 (21.6cm)\ high Sinai, Egypt $15,000
Faience Ushabti - XXVI Dynasty PF.1130 664 BC to 525 BC 5.625” (14.3cm) high x 1.75” (4.4cm) wide Egypt $6,000
Egyptian Faience Ushabti SP.009 665 BC to 525 BC 5.5” (14.0cm) high Sinai, Egypt $6,000
Egyptian Faience Ushabti LK.007 664 BC to 525 BC 6” (15.2cm) high Egypt $18,000
Egyptian Faience Ushabti LK.008 664 BC to 525 BC 5.8” (14.7cm) high Egypt £12,500
Egyptian Faience Ushabti X.0353 664 BC to 525 BC 9.75” (24.8cm) high Egypt $28,000
Egyptian Glass Ushabti - XXVI Dynasty X.0066 664 BC to 525 BC 5” (12.7cm) high x 1.375” (3.5cm) wide Egypt $125,000
Egyptian Ushabtis’ Moulds
Our collection exhibits also several truly extraordinary artefacts: clay moulds for the production of faience Ushabtis. These moulds are exceedingly rare, as they can be fond only in the original ancient workshops, were they would have been used to make the high number of statuettes needed to fill the space around the sarcophagus in the burial chamber. Our curatorial team used each mould to create a model of Ushabti, revealing the peculiar features of each type.
Fragment of ES.6396 664 BC to 525 BC 6.5” high 5.5” wide 2.5” depth Egypt £600
Clay Mould for the Makinf of Ushaptis ES.7174 664 BC to 525 BC 3” high 1.8” wide 0.6” depth Egypt £1,200
Clay Mould for the Makinf of Ushaptis ES.7158 664 BC to 525 BC 2.6” high 1.8” wide 0.6” depth Egypt £1,200
Clay Mould for the Makinf of Ushaptis ES.6391 664 BC to 525 BC 5.6” high 13.1” wide 1.2” depth Egypt £40,000
Clay Mould for the Making of Ushaptis ES.6390 664 BC to 525 BC 8.5” high 4.5” wide 2” depth Egypt £18,000
Clay Mould for the Making of Ushaptis with Isis ES.6392 664 BC to 525 BC 8” high 3.8” wide 1.5” depth Egypt £24,000
Clay Mould for the Making of Ushaptis with winged scarab and Horus ES.6393 664 BC to 525 BC 9” high 5” wide 2.5” depth Egypt £30,000
Clay Mould for the Making of Ushaptis with winged scarab and Horus ES.6397 664 BC to 525 BC 9.5” high 5.5” wide 2” depth Egypt £30,000
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Seoul 58-4, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea +82 02 730 1949 barakat@barakat.kr
Hong Kong 187 Hollywood Road Wah Koon Building, Sheung Wan +852-26382262 info@barakathongkong.com
Los Angeles 941 N La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles CA 90069 +1 310 859 8408 contact@barakatgallery.com
www.barakatgallery.eu
www.barakatcontemporary.com
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