{"product_id":"egyptian-green-glaze-faience-inscribed-ushabti-for-heqa","title":"Egyptian Green Glaze Faience Inscribed Ushabti for Heqa","description":"Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 26th–30th Dynasty, ca. 664–30 BCE.   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMolded in mummiform pose standing upon an integral rectangular plinth and supported by a continuous dorsal pillar, the funerary figure is depicted wearing a tripartite wig and the divine braided beard resting against the chest. The arms are crossed over the torso holding the traditional agricultural implements: a pick and hoe rendered in raised relief to perform manual labor on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife with a seed sack slung over the shoulder.   The front of the body features a single vertical column of incised hieroglyphs containing the standard offering\/name formula (\"sḥḏ Wsr...\" - \"The illuminated one, the Osiris  Heqa\"), mirrored by further incised hieroglyphic text running down the  dorsal column reads: “… son of Ta-sherit-hor-si-ese.” (This would be the mother’s name)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLustrous, apple-green to turquoise siliceous glaze, the statuette displays authentic fine age craquelure, localized earthen encrustation, and subtle browner weathering along the back pillar and base, surviving in complete, intact condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 3-3\/4 in H + custom mount.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: ex Secret Eye Gallery, New York City, 1970s-1980s.","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67785944465722,"sku":"18146","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/101227.jpg?v=1792875430","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/egyptian-green-glaze-faience-inscribed-ushabti-for-heqa","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}