Egyptian Ushabti with Scarab Beetle and Hieroglyphics
An Egyptian painted wood and gesso Ushabti, circa late period, 600-300 period; provenance Abusir-Sakkara Region, of typical mummy form, and featuring a scarab beetle with outstretched wings and remnant hieroglyphic text, upon a rectangular base; with certificate of authenticity from Re-Entombed Galleries
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- Scarab Beetle - xx
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Gesso - A mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. In painting, gesso is also used to prime a canvas prior to applying paint.
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