Is this anything of importance?

[MKJ]

Jesus F. Christ, was that so hard? Now that I know who you are, I don't know why you were banned so I will let you come back. Next time don't be so full of yourself.

now you owe it to your lolling peers to spill the beans

:E

[Freakaloin]

dave is a pussy...

[R00k]

Why are people jumping on Dave here? We've had posters do some malicious, childish shit to these boards - I'd ban an alt too, if he didn't want to reveal who he was. :icon27:

[tnf]

It's that thing that brought the curse to the Brady Bunch in Hawaii.

Don't go surfing with it!

[Underpants?]

Why are people jumping on Dave here? We've had posters do some malicious, childish shit to these boards - I'd ban an alt too, if he didn't want to reveal who he was. :icon27:

this man speaks the true story.
edit: I think dave sees so much stupidity and meaningless destruction in the horrid ghetto of Iowa that he's a bit rough cut on the approach.

[Fjoggs]

Who's jumping Dave?

[Guest]

Looks to me like a Ushabti... covered those in a half hour presentation this past semester..

http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/wsrp/educat ... abti.shtml

Exactly what I bought at the time. That's a non frequent word that you can remember. It says that every family had a few of them at the time to protect them from malicious... To protect them.

You bought yours for 120$. How good of condition was yours in?

Not this one but close.


About Ushabti

Important information:
BEWARE!
It is not possible to legally obtain Egyptian Artifacts shipped directly from Egypt.
In 1983 Egypt Law # 117 was passed. According to it, all antiquities in Egypt are the property of Egypt alone and removal from the country of any artifact after 1983 is considered theft.With that said it is simply not possible to legally acquire Egyptian Artifacts from Egypt.
Description
You are Bidding On Rare Faience Royal Large Ushabti in Great Condition.totally mummfied , wearing the royal nemes headdress ,holding the crook and the flail ,shows goddess isis attatched to the body this piece have some age wear but in great condition for the age , made from faience ,during the new kingdom , The detail is symbolic to the artistry displayed by the ancient Egyptian craftsmen, please take a moment to examine the photos of this striking piece,.purasched from An antique dealer



fact

(shabty) or shawabti. These figures were made from various materials, including wax, clay, wood, stone, terracotta and rarely bronze or glass, but the most common material was faience. Specifically, their primary tasks appear to have been agricultural work in the afterlife. In the Egyptian netherworld, each hour of the night was associated with a geographic region. These regions were organized just as on earth and consisted of lands donated by the sun god Reto the blessed dead to be farmed for their nourishment. Those owners of tombs of any importance were accustomed to having laborers perform menial work for them while living, and they expected to continue this privilege in death.
Initially, these magical figures were believed to act as a substitute for the deceased himself, although later they came to be regarded as mere servants in the afterlife. Hence, at first they were sometimes fashioned either as mummies or as living persons dressed in fine linen garb, but in later periods their appearance changed more to that of servants. A spell for this purpose appeared in the Middle Kingdom Coffin Texts and from the New Kingdom the figures were inscribed with Chapter six of the Book of the Dead

[iambowelfish]

Is this some kindof alternate reality viral marketing thing where we all get excited about trying to crack the code and eventually it translates as OMGHALO3 or something?

I don't know why that was my first thought, but I'm naturally skeptical.

[l0g1c]

Let me explain...those aren't cases, and I didn't photograph anything.... It's scanned. I am guessing those red and green lines you see are some sort of discoloration from the scan ...

Scanner artifacts while scanning an artifact

[mjrpes]

we'd like to officially welcome you to the forums, PJS :icon25::icon14:

btw, you say you pretty much know all of us. what do you know about me?

[S@M]

Initially, these magical figures were believed to act as a substitute for the deceased himself, although later they came to be regarded as mere servants in the afterlife. Hence, at first they were sometimes fashioned either as mummies or as living persons dressed in fine linen garb, but in later periods their appearance changed more to that of servants. A spell for this purpose appeared in the Middle Kingdom Coffin Texts and from the New Kingdom the figures were inscribed with Chapter six of the Book of the Dead

you can read versions of the book of the dead online, I have it in hard back book as well, with reasonable congruence between online and hard copy. Interesting read, not a top 10 seller though.

[Underpants?]

Let me explain...those aren't cases, and I didn't photograph anything.... It's scanned. I am guessing those red and green lines you see are some sort of discoloration from the scan ...

Scanner artifacts while scanning an artifact

I like it :iconfourteen:

[PJS]

Good info, Pete.

And in case anyone else is wondering... a reply about my artifact from another forum:

PJS

Nice art relic you have there!

Ushabti (shawabti) figurines and scarabs are the most
common ancient Egyptian artifacts and were manufactured
in the millions. They come in a wide variety of designs
and are easy enough to come by quite legally on the
antiquities market and yours very well could be authentic
although the probability of its recent manufacture for
the tourist trade cannot be ruled out.


Depending on how long ago it was aquired a reputable
antiquities seller, like Sadigh in NYC, might have
included a certificate of authenticity with it as
well as the "item code" stamped on the box.

To find out more about your ushabti I suggest you
present two more pictures of it. One facing forward
and one with it turned slightly to the side opposite
of the pic you posted here. Make sure the hieroglyphics
are plainly visible and clear. You will want to get
three - five independent translations. The cartouche
probably gives the ushabti's original owner's name.

I can make out the "Ra" and "M" glyphs but the other
glyphs below the "M" in the cartouche are indistinct
although it looks like it could be one of the seated
man or seated neter glyphs. I'd rather not hazard a
guess but if what I make out is correct the name
could be one of the 19th dynasty rulers.

Good luck in finding out more about the provenance
of your art piece. Here's one similar to it.

mjrpes: Thanks for the welcome. What do I know about you lol? Well nothing really. But I've been seeing your name here and reading your posts since I've been coming here. What I meant when I said I knew who most of you are was simply that I have been posting alongside a lot of you since January of 2003. That doesn't mean I personally know anyone here, just aquaintances with my stupid alts, really.

[Dek]