Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Fragment of Ushabti

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Description

Caption: Fragment of Ushabti, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 15/16 × 1 1/8 in. (5 × 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.367. (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.

Fragmentary statuette of a figure with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The image depicts a small, fragmented ancient Egyptian statuette. The object features detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions across the torso area. The style is typical of funerary artifacts, suggesting a protective or symbolic purpose. The composition is primarily stone, common in small funerary statues meant to serve as vessels for the ka (spirit). Notable features include the preserved incised hieroglyphs, though the upper section of the statuette is missing, and the lower section shows signs of erosion.

funerary New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs Ankh ×2 Djed
Visible text "Djed Ankh"

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.367 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9620 tier-2
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