Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Ushabti of Kaha
Description
<p>This mummiform figure has long hair painted black with yellow and red cross lines at the ends. He wears painted necklaces and a painted sack behing each shoulders. His flesh is red. The piece has incriptions on the front and sides.Kaha was one of two chief workmen at Deir el-Medina, the city of the craftsmen, who carved and decorated the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. He was responsible for the large tomb of Ramesses II, the Great.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.188' rel='external'>Ushabti of Kaha</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (3)
Inscription #1
English description
[Translation] for ""Master of workmen, Ga-hay
Inscription #2
English description
[Kaha], justified""
Inscription #3
English description
[Inscription] Extract from the ushabti formula, Chapter 6, Book of the Dead
Connections
Royals
RamessesRamesses II
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.188 tier-2
- Walters-id 29540 tier-2
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