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

Ushabti

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Description

Caption: Ushabti, ca. 1075–712 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in. (11.6 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.374. (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 faience figurine of an ancient Egyptian deity.

The artifact is a blue-green faience figurine depicting a standing figure, likely a deity, with traditional elements such as a headdress. The style suggests it may have been used as an amulet or offering. The surface shows some mineral deposits, typical for objects buried over time.

religious New Kingdom good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.374 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9627 tier-2
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