Ushabti of Taharqa
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Funerary Gallery 2, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Kushite royal artisans created images that simultaneously incorporated elements of Egyptian iconography and emphasized their subjects' non-Egyptian origin. Thus while this shabti, or funerary figure, shows Taharqa holding traditional Egyptian agricultural implements and reproduces the text of Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead as had been done for centuries, the style of the piece, especially the round face and broad nose, is typically Kushite.
ca. 690-664 B.C.E.
Third Intermediate Period
15 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (40 x 14 x 8.9 cm) (show scale)
Large brown granite ushabti of Tirhaqa. The ushabti has bulging headdress, hands are opposite with a hoe in each hand and a cord and basket over each shoulder. Single uraeus on headdress. Inscription runs across front sides. Figure is free standing.
Condition: There is a deposit over the front part on the face and base which may be the remains of paint.
Nubian. Ushabti of Taharqa, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. Ankerite, 15 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (40 x 14 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 39.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 39.2_PS9.jpg)
overall, 39.2_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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