Look at how gorgeous this is ๐ค๐๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐๐!!!
I have always been a huge fan of ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ, mostly because my Nonno loves them so much and he was so excited to talk about them when we went to museums! When I was a kid I loved how they would โcome to lifeโ in the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ and would do chores for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ! I mean, how cool is that??!! I used to think they were like dolls!
This is the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ of Sati, and the Brooklyn Museum has two ๐ป of them! This piece is unique because of the color (I love the blue ๐ ๐๐ accents) and extreme attention to detail – the process to make it was so labor intensive that only a few like these were made!! While Sati was not royal (the only title associated with her was โmistress of the houseโ), these ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ were clearly a royal gift just due to the craftsmanship that went into making it.
The ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ dates to either the reign of Amenhotep III ๐ณ๐ง๐ or Akhenaten ๐๐๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐.