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Untitled, head from Ushabti figure
ca. 1900 BCE - 1700 BCE1 1/2 in. x 1 3/8 in. (3.81 cm x 3.49 cm)
, Egyptian
Object Type:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects
Creation Place:
Africa, Egypt
Medium and Support:
Egyptian faience
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection
Accession Number:
1997.594
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
ancient*,
decorative arts*,
Egyptian (ancient)*,
faience (ancient objects)*,
sculpture (visual work)*,
three-dimensional*,
ushabti*
- ancient - In the discipline of art history, typically refers to the period in Europe, Asia Minor, and north Africa, prior to the fall of the western Roman Empire. The term is also sometimes applied more generally to prehistory and to early cultures in other areas of the world.
- decorative arts - Refers to works that are primarily utilitarian in form or function, but that have aesthetic value provided by the design, decoration, or embellishment. They may include ceramics, furniture, and other household or utilitarian objects. They are distinct from "fine arts," which were traditionally considered to require more extensive training and were restricted to the media of painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture.
- Egyptian (ancient) - Refers to the culture that developed in antiquity in the Nile Valley in modern day Egypt. For the modern nation of Egypt, see "Egypt (modern)."
- faience (ancient objects) - Refers to ancient objects made from a composite material consisting of a body of sintered quartz coupled with an alkaline glaze surface. Faience was used for decorating beads, amulets, figurines, and other small objects. Invented in Mesopotamia or Iran ca. 4500 BCE, the production of faience continued until the mid-7th century CE. It is distinguished from later European earthenware, which is known by the same name.
- sculpture (visual work) - Works of art in which images and forms are produced in relief, in intaglio, or in the round. It refers especially to those objects that retain the quality of being tangible objects or groups of objects. It refers particularly to art works created by carving or engraving a hard material, by molding or casting a malleable material, or by assembling parts to create a three-dimensional object. It is typically used to refer to large or medium-sized objects made of stone, wood, bronze, or another metal. Small objects are typically referred to as "carvings." As works become more diffused in space or time, or less tangible, use specific terms, such as "mail art" or "environmental art."
- three-dimensional - Having, or appearing to have, the three dimensions of length, width, and height.
- ushabti - Egyptian figures of stone, wood, or clay that were placed in tombs for the purpose of serving the deceased in the afterlife.
Dimensions
- overall Dimensions: 1 1/2 in. x 1 3/8 in. (3.81 cm x 3.49 cm)