Egyptian ushabti figurines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Egyptian_ushabti_figurines
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Egyptian funerary figurine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs shabti
shawabti
gptkbp:color black
blue
green
white
gptkbp:continuedBy gptkb:Ptolemaic_Period
gptkbp:depicts mummiform human figure
gptkbp:foundIn Egyptian archaeological sites
gptkbp:function to perform manual labor for the deceased
gptkbp:hasCompanion amulets
miniature tools
miniature coffins
gptkbp:hasInscription hieroglyphs
Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egyptian ushabti figurines
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:stone
wood
gptkbp:notableCollection museums worldwide
gptkbp:numberPerTomb varied from one to hundreds
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:New_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:purpose to serve the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:sometimesHeld agricultural tools
baskets
hoes
pickaxes
gptkbp:sometimesMadeFor gptkb:King
gptkb:noble_family
commoners
gptkbp:sometimesPersonalizedWith spells
name of the deceased
titles of the deceased
gptkbp:sometimesRepresented workers
servants
overseers
gptkbp:symbolizes eternal service
afterlife labor
gptkbp:usedIn ancient Egyptian burials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Faience
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6