Ushabti of the Chief Steward Pedi-neit
Description
Caption: Ushabti of the Chief Steward Pedi-neit, 664–525 B.C.E.. Faience, 5 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 13/16 in. (13 x 3.5 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.214E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small faience shabti figurine likely from an ancient Egyptian burial context.
The artifact is a shabti, an ancient Egyptian funerary figurine crafted from blue-green faience. It is depicted in a mummiform posture, with arms crossed over the chest, typical of these burial accompaniments. The surface features a horizontal line of hieroglyphic text, likely a spell from the Book of the Dead or an owner's name. The shabti's posture and design are expertly crafted, and it appears to have been an essential part of the burial practice meant to serve the deceased in the afterlife.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.214E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116914 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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