Shabty of Akhenaten
Description
Caption: Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 4 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 in., 0.5 lb. (11.4 × 7.9 × 4.9 cm, 0.23kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1883.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small carved Egyptian funerary figurine (shabti) depicted in seated/standing pose with incised details on the torso and legs; the surface is heavily worn with remaining pale, off-white stone coloration.
The object is a compact, human-shaped figurine carved in light-colored stone. The head is rounded and stylized; the arms appear crossed or held across the chest, and the lower body shows incised, band-like and panel-like lines suggesting clothing folds and/or a plinth area. One side of the torso and one leg include vertical bands of incised decoration that resemble simplified hieroglyphic or patterned text, but the specific signs are not fully legible due to wear and damage. The back/upper portion is also worn, with some chips and discoloration visible. No clearly readable royal name cartouche, deities, or explicit inscriptions can be confirmed from the available view.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.1883 tier-2
- BKM-Object 45504 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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