Shawabti of Horkhebe
Description
Caption: Egyptian. Shawabti of Horkhebe, ca. 760–656 B.C.E.. Faience, Height 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 61.197. (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 figure with a column of hieroglyphic inscriptions on the back.
The artifact is a shabti figure, commonly used in funerary contexts, carved from stone. It displays a column of well-preserved hieroglyphic inscriptions running down its back, with notable features including a classic mummy shape and detailed inscription work typical of Egyptian funerary art. The figure's surface is smooth with a slightly weathered appearance, suggesting its ancient origin.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 61.197 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3716 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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