Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb

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Description

Worker Shabti, Henettawy C. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 990–970 B.C. Faience. h. 11.7 × w. 4.4 × d. 3.6 cm (4 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 7/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 60, Chamber B, Burial of Henettawy C (4), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.

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 turquoise-blue glazed faience shabti figure (mummiform/corpulent seated stance) with a molded face and arms crossed over the chest/at the torso, photographed against a plain background.

The image shows a small Egyptian shabti/ushabti-style figure in bright turquoise-blue glaze with areas of wear and loss exposing a darker core. The figure has a rounded head with simple facial features molded in relief; the arms are bent and held across the body, and the legs are indicated in a standing/mummiform pose. The surface displays chips and abrasions consistent with age, with scattered darker spots and patchy glaze thickness. No clear cartouches, royal names, or readable hieroglyphic text are visible at this resolution; any inscription appears either absent or too worn/obscured to transcribe. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The object form and materials are consistent with a faience shabti, but the specific individual name(s) in the catalogue cannot be confirmed visually from the provided image.

funerary Third Intermediate Period (per catalogue; image does not allow independent verification) poor
Materials glazed faience

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Glazed Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116244936 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 25.3.20.39 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 623255 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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