Ancient Egypt 522399 BC. 28th Dynasty Ushabti A Worker Blue Green Glazed Faience

An Ushabti from the Ancient Egypt. A delicate and beautiful funeral tomb piece, from the ancient Egyptian 26th dynasty, 522-399 bc.This ushabti male figurine, stands in a mummiform position. Is depicted as an osiris field's worker or farmer, with his crossed arms holding a hoe and a pick.He's wearing a headdress and have an osiris-type beard, with three horizontal hieroglyphic registers on his legs (not translated). These agricultural implements reference to the ushabti function to perform agricultural labor on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife.This ushabti is made from faience, a quartz-based glazed ceramic with which the ancient egyptians were highly adept at working. It was likely formed by first pressing the mixture of crushed sand with quartz into a mold, which was then heated to fuse all together. After being removed from the mold and allowed to harden, the final details, include the individual hieroglyphs and the facial features of the ushabti, were refined carefully carved by hand, before the final firing and the glazing.Shabtis or Ushabtis, were first introduced in the middle kingdom as substitutes for the mummy, in case it was destroyed. During the new kingdom period, this figured assumed a new role as a direct servant. Were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased. Always in quantities of 365 workers and 36 overseers, one for each day of the year. This servants should be called upo