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

Ushabti of Pedenit

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Description

Caption: Ushabti of Pedenit, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, Height 5 1/8 in. (13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.171E. (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.

Four ancient Egyptian shabti figures with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The image depicts four shabti figures of differing sizes, each intricately carved with hieroglyphic inscriptions on the surface, likely to represent spells or commands for the afterlife. The figures are depicted with arms crossed over the chest in typical funerary style. The workmanship suggests careful attention to detail, especially in the facial features and the carved texts.

funerary New Kingdom good
Materials stone
Signs Ankh ×3 Djed ×2

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials LimestoneStone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.171E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 116879 tier-2
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