Metropolitan Museum of Art
and decorated with red and black concentric banding
The plummet (or plumb-line) looks like a pyramid with feet and was most often carved from dark-colored stone
Dimensions: Medallion diameter: 1 1/2 inches (3
An exceptional Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Wah-ib-re-em-akhet, 26th Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC Shabtis Metropolitan Museum of ArtOf exceptional quality, a green glazed composition ushabti for Wah ib re em akhet, shown standing on a trapezoidal base and raised pillar at the back, moulded in mummiform, wearing a tripartite wig and plaited divine beard. The face is defined with incised mouth, large almond shaped eyes, the arms are crossed on the chest, hands protude from the shroud, the fists holding an adze and hoe for work in the afterlife, the right hand also holding a twisted