Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Mummiform Ushabti of Wah-ib-re-em-akhet
Description
Caption: Mummiform Ushabti of Wah-ib-re-em-akhet, 664–525 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. (12 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.216E. (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 shabti figurine with an inscription on its body.
The image depicts a shabti figurine, typically used in funerary contexts. It is stylized with a mummiform shape, detailed facial features, and holds agricultural tools. The body is inscribed with hieroglyphs, likely intended to aid the deceased in the afterlife by performing manual labor.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
bronze
Signs
𓀀
𓎛
Visible text
"Wsir, nb imAx, PA-di-imn"
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.216E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116916 tier-2
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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