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Mummiform statuette
The goddess cat
Anthropoid sarcophagus
Fragment of the Book of the Dead of Pashed
Models for sculptor
Models for sculptor
Statue-cube of a dignitary
Statue of Amenhotep III
Mummiform statuette
The goddess cat
Anthropoid sarcophagus
Fragment of the Book of the Dead of Pashed
Models for sculptor
Models for sculptor
Statue-cube of a dignitary
Statue of Amenhotep III

Mummiform statuette

Anonymous

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Egyptian Archaeological Museum of Milan

Egyptian Archaeological Museum of Milan

Piazza Castello , Milan

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The two valuable statuettes, with a mummiform appearance, belonged to the funerary equipment of the physician-priest Imenmes Serket Enchanter (scorpion goddess). The almond-shaped eyes, elongated face, and full lips recall the art that emerged during the reign of Akhenaton (1351-1334 BC) and continued in the immediately following period. The ushabty, which means "answerer," had the task of responding on behalf of the deceased to the call to work in the fields of Osiris, located in the Afterlife. Placed in the tombs of both royals and private individuals starting from the Middle Kingdom, initially they were unique specimens, but over time their number grew until, in the late New Kingdom, it reached the (ideal) number of 365 ushabty, one for each day of the year.
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Title: Mummiform statuette

Author: Anonymous

Date: 13th century BC.

Technique: Painted wood

Displayed in: Egyptian Archaeological Museum of Milan

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