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

Shabty of Queen Karamama

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Description

Caption: Shabty of Queen Karamama, ca. 945–712 B.C.E.. Faience, 5 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (14 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.210E. (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 depicting a mummified figure.

The artifact is a small, well-preserved ushabti figurine likely made from faience or limestone. It represents a mummified form with detailed features, including arms crossed over the chest and a serene expression. The figure sports a tripartite wig. Some hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible on the lower portion of the body, indicative of its function to serve the deceased in the afterlife.

funerary New Kingdom good
Materials limestone
Signs crook and flail ×2

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.210E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3986 tier-2
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