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The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices. The Egyptological term is derived from đ ąđđđđđž wšbtj , which replaced earlier đˇđŻđđđđž šwbtj , perhaps the nisba of đđŻđđ šwęŁb " Persea tree".
Stick shabtis had a different purpose to most of the normal ushabtis. While ushabtis were most often placed into the burial chamber and had the function to work for the deceased, stick shabtis were always found in the overground cult chapel of Egyptian tombs, only at Thebes. They are often placed into roughly carved model coffins.
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Egyptian faience is a sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt. The sintering process "covered [the material] with a true vitreous coating" as the quartz underwent vitrification , creating a bright lustre of various colours "usually in a transparent blue or green isotropic glass".
Crypt of the Sphinx, Room 1 of the Department with the Great Sphinx of Tanis. The Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre (French: Département des Antiquités égyptiennes du Louvre) is a department of the Louvre that is responsible for artifacts from the Nile civilizations which date from 4,000 BC to the 4th century. [1]
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Ancient Egyptian tables. Based on sculptures from Thebes. Tables were rare in ancient Egypt. The earliest Egyptian tables were carved from stone and made with very low projections to keep the table surface off the ground. Later, in the Old Kingdom, tables would develop longer legs and be braced with a stretcher between them.
§ Domestic and funerary furniture: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: domestic and funerary furniture (2) R § Temple furniture and sacred emblems: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: temple furniture and emblems (7) S § Crowns, dress, staves, etc. Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: crowns-dress-staves (14) T § Warfare, hunting, butchery