Two funerary figurines "ushabti" ·  Africa-Antiques, Egypt · ID: 3051399

Description

Egyptian faience,
a) “ushabti” fragment, h: 6.5 cm, base
b) small “ushabti”, h: 5.5 cm

In addition:
c) Babylonian cuneiform tablet, clay, handwritten inventory no. “004”, m: 4 cm x 3 cm
d) Babylonian cuneiform tablet, clay, m: 4.3 cm x 3.7 cm

As the capital of Babylonia, Babylon was one of the most important cities of antiquity. It was located on the Euphrates, about 90 km south of Baghdad in present-day Iraq (Babil province). The city was the capital of the city-state of the same name, which at times ruled over large parts of southern Mesopotamia and areas to the west of Mesopotamia (Syria, Palestine). The heyday of the ancient “world city” Babylon was between 1800 and 140 BC.

The object Two funerary figurines “ushabti” with the object ID 3051399 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 104 achieved a sales price of EUR 900 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).