A Roman Bronze Statue of Pharaoh. 63 B.C.E/ 330 C.E Diamonds

A Roman Bronze Statue of Pharaoh. 63 B.C.E/ 330 C.E DiamondsThe ushabti was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian Regions. Ushabtis were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased, should they be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. The figurines frequently carried a hoe on their shoulder and a basket on their backs, implying they were intended to farm for the deceased. They were usually written on by the use of hieroglyphs

5x21 length and width

Middle 19th C

copper predominated in metalworking technology

In the Russian land

conveying a sense of love and tenderness

The remaining bone fragments from the sarcophagus were later removed by Venetian sailors and taken to Venice during the First Crusade

on the reverse

Finely executed in great detail with golden haloes on a gold ground

Weight is 71 grams

Size: 4x3 cm

the keys of heaven

and our attention is drawn – as always with icons of the Theotokos – to her Son