{"product_id":"egyptian-green-glaze-faience-ushabti-1","title":"Egyptian Green Glaze Faience Ushabti","description":"Late Period, circa 700-300 BCE.\u003cbr\u003eModeled in the traditional mummiform shape with crossed arms, holding agricultural implements and wearing a bag wig, this  green faience magic servant reflect the Egyptians elaborate preparations to ensure comfort and ease in the world beyond death. \u003cbr\u003eUshabtis were funerary figurines placed in Egyptian tombs to magically serve as substitute laborers for the deceased in the afterlife, summoned to perform agricultural and other manual tasks on their behalf, as described in Spell 6 of the Book of the Dead. \u003cbr\u003eSize 4 in H. + custom mount, Provenance: ex Secret Eye Gallery, New York City, 1970s-1980s.","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67989736227130,"sku":"18148","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/101579.jpg?v=1794608278","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/egyptian-green-glaze-faience-ushabti-1","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}