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Keywords: Egyptian - Ushabti Group of a Couple - Walters 22228.jpg Ushabti group representations are quite rare and were probably gifts to the deceased from a relative The man holds a typical hoe and grain basket; his wife holds ankh signs symbolizing life No inscription is visible on the piece and it is possible that it was placed in a special box that carried the names of the deceased couple ca 1250 BC New Kingdom steatite cm 13 8 3 7 accession number 22 228 13652 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1926 Mummified The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008-2013 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ushabti in the Walters Art Museum Ushabti of the Egyptian New Kingdom
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