A pinch of the craftsman's fingers brought out the nose; two tiny knobs and two little stumps, separately modelled and stuck on, represented the eyes and arms.

The better sort of figures were pressed in moulds of baked clay, of which several specimens have been found.

They were generally moulded in one piece; then lightly touched up; then baked; and lastly, on coming out of the oven, were painted red, yellow, or white, and inscribed with the pen.

Some are of very good style, and almost equal those made in limestone.

The _ushabtiu_ of the scribe Hori, and those of the priest Horuta (Saite) found at Hawara, show what the Egyptians could have achieved in this branch of the art if they had cared to cultivate it.