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

Shabty of Amunemhat

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Description

Caption: Shabty of Amunemhat, ca. 1400–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 9 3/4 × 3 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (24.8 × 9.2 × 6.4 cm) mount: 10 × 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (25.4 × 8.9 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 50.128. (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 shabti figurine with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a painted shabti figurine, typically used in funerary contexts, designed to serve the deceased in the afterlife. It features a mummiform figure with detailed facial features and a striped headdress. The arms are crossed, holding agricultural tools. The body is inscribed with hieroglyphs arranged in horizontal bands.

funerary New Kingdom excellent
Materials woodpaint
Signs Ankh Djed Was

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 50.128 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3547 tier-2
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