Ushabti (Funerary Figurine) of Psamtek

Ancient Egyptian

Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Amasis (570–526 BCE)

Medium
Faience
Classification
Funerary Object
Dimensions
18.4 × 7.1 × 3.8 cm (7 1/8 × 2 7/8 × 1 1/2 in.)
Culture
Egypt
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Africa
Credit line
Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago

About this work

This figure is made of faience, a baked substance composed of ground quartz. The color was derived from copper oxides.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0