ushabti boxes

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Scope note
Boxes used to house Egyptian funerary ushabti figures in tomb settings. Evolving from miniature coffins, ushabti boxes became larger during the New Kingdom, housing multiple figures, and were decorated with funerary scenes.
ushabti boxes
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025