Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Shwabti
Description
Caption: Shwabti, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 6 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (16.8 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.196E. (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 ancient Egyptian figurine with inscriptions.
The artifact is a small, mummiform figurine, likely an ushabti, with detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions covering the body. The figure is depicted with arms crossed over the chest, wearing a tripartite wig. The inscriptions are meticulously carved, indicating a careful craftsmanship typical of funerary objects meant to serve the deceased in the afterlife.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
D36 ×3
Aa1 ×2
Visible text
"imn-xpr wa"
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.196E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116903 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.
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