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| Keywords: Egyptian - Ushabti-Figure of Ka-ha - Walters 22186.jpg A painted wooden ushabti of Ka-ha the Chief of Painters The figure wears a white mummiform garment upon which there is a seven line inscription written in black divided by horizontal lines of red There is a vertical area for text in the back which has been left blank The black paint of the tripartite wig has begun to mineralize and flake off A broad collar is outlined in black and red between the modeled wig lappets The face and hands of the figure are painted red The details of the face including the cosmetic lines of the eyes are accented in black The figure holds two scythes against his chest and two baskets over his shoulders but these are merely painted in red and not modeled in relief The arms although covered in the mummiform shroud are modeled in relief crossed over the chest and the hands are visible This ushabti purchased from the colleagues of tomb artists exhibits superior workmanship ca 1279 1186 BC New Kingdom wood with paint cm 22 5 5 7 4 2 accession number 22 186 10317 Abemayor Cairo Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Musueum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Translation The Illuminated One Osiris Chief of Painters Ka-ha true of voice he says O' this ushabti if Osiris Chief of Draughtsmen Ka-ha is assembled for any work that is to be done in the necropolis or any unpleasant task is imposed upon him there place of origin Deir el-Medina present-day Western Thebes Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ushabti in the Walters Art Museum Ushabti of the Egyptian New Kingdom | ||||
