# Ushabti (Funerary Figurine) of Psamtek

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/45735)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/8f518d26-d186-a56f-b864-e1b373ae6894/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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