Shabty of the Prophet of Amon, Harkhebit
Description
Caption: Shabty of the Prophet of Amon, Harkhebit, ca. 1292–1075 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 7/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 9/16 in. (11.3 x 4.3 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.135E. (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 blue faience figurine of a mummified figure with hieroglyphs.
The artifact is a faience ushabti, depicting a mummified figure with arms crossed over the chest, holding small tools. The surface features a turquoise-blue glaze typical of Egyptian faience. There is a vertical line of hieroglyphs inscribed on the front. The figurine is well-preserved and showcases typical funerary iconography, serving as a servant for the deceased in the afterlife.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.135E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116849 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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