As part of my βUshabti Friendsβ series, I am teaching you how to look at the different characteristics of ushabtis π ±πππππΎ and how those characteristics can help you to narrow down the age/time period that the ushabti π ±πππππΎ is from!
![18th Dynasty Ushabtis](https://i0.wp.com/www.ancientegyptblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5206.jpeg?resize=580%2C725&ssl=1)
Both of these ushabtis π ±πππππΎ that we are going to look at today ππππ³ are from the Brooklyn Museum! Both of these ushabtis π ±πππππΎ are beautiful π€ππ and unique and are dated to the same time period even though they look different and are made of different materials! In the first image, the ushabti π ±πππππΎ on the left is made of limestone ππππ, while the painted ushabti π ±πππππΎ on the right is made of faience π£πππΈπΌ.
Both of these ushabtis are dated to the 18th Dynasty, but how do we know? Letβs go through the process of narrowing down the age:
- In each hand, both of the ushabtis π ±πππππΎ are holding a hoe πΈ which is characteristic of ushabtis π ±πππππΎ that were made from the 18th Dynasty to the 25th Dynasty!Β
- The real defining characteristic are the baskets that the ushabtis π ±πππππΎ are holding in each hand – this is only found on ushabtis π ±πππππΎ dated to the 18th Dynasty!
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![18th Dynasty Ushabtis](https://i0.wp.com/www.ancientegyptblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5214.jpeg?resize=580%2C703&ssl=1)
If you see a ushabti π ±πππππΎ and itβs holding a basket or a pot in each hand, it is an 18th Dynasty ushabti π ±πππππΎ!
![18th Dynasty Ushabtis](https://i0.wp.com/www.ancientegyptblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5205.jpeg?resize=580%2C752&ssl=1)
![18th Dynasty Ushabtis](https://i0.wp.com/www.ancientegyptblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5215.jpeg?resize=580%2C707&ssl=1)
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