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

Shabty of Queen Maatkare

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Description

Caption: Shabty of Queen Maatkare, ca. 1075–945 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 11/16 x width at elbows 1 5/8 in. (11.9 x 4.2 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, 16.191. (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 blue faience shabti figure with arms crossed.

The artifact is a small, blue faience shabti figure depicting a mummified form with arms crossed over the chest. The figure is detailed with a stylized headdress, likely representing a common design associated with funerary practices. The surface shows some wear but retains vibrant coloring, suggesting a common style found in tombs.

funerary New Kingdom good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.191 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3160 tier-2
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