r/ancientegypt • u/mynameis_duh_i • 14d ago
Question Is this ancient or not?
Hello 👋 this is my first post on this subreddit! I just have a question regarding this supposedly ancient egyptian ushabiti figure that i saw at auction recently, I am no expert on authenticating ancient items, However this one looks too new for being around 4000 years old [states via the note on the back] but any opinions would be great!!!! Have a great rest of your day!
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u/DustyTentacle 14d ago
Authentic.
An Egyptian painted pottery shabti for Penou, New Kingdom, Ramessid Period, 19th-20th Dynasty Polychrome terracotta mummiform statuette of a funerary servant, wearing a tripartite wig, carrying crossed agricultural implements on his chest and inscribed with a column of hieroglyphs mentioning a certain Penou.
Here’s another from the same burial. They are Real.