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

Small Shabty of the Chief Draftsman Amen-em-opet

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Description

Caption: Small Shabty of the Chief Draftsman Amen-em-opet, ca. 1075–656 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in. (10.5 x 4 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.138E. (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 figure depicting an individual, likely a shabti, with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a blue faience shabti figure, typical in style with arms crossed over the chest. The surface contains hieroglyphic inscriptions vertically on the body, which are indicative of its funerary function to serve the deceased in the afterlife. The glaze and detailing suggest high craftsmanship.

funerary New Kingdom excellent
Materials faience
Signs Ankh ×2 Djed

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.138E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 116852 tier-2
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