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. 11.8 × w. 4.3 × d. 3.2 cm (4 5/8 × 1 11/16 × 1 1/4 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.

Painted/covered turquoise-blue faience shabti figure shown seated with arms crossed over the chest (partly worn).

The image shows a small, human-shaped Egyptian shabti (mummiform figure) rendered in a turquoise-blue glaze over a light core. The figure has a rounded head with a distinctive hood/veil-like form over the hair, a simplified face with incised features, and a body with worn surface detailing. The arms appear crossed at the front, with hands held near the chest. The lower legs are integrated into the shabti form; the base is slightly damaged and irregular. Much of the fine surface finish is abraded, but the overall color and glossy glaze suggest faience. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable inscriptions are visible in this photograph, and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The figure does not show any clearly discernible royal name or specific personal name text at this resolution/angle, so these elements cannot be confirmed from the image alone.

funerary Third Intermediate Period (per catalogue) poor
Materials faienceturquoise-blue glaze

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116244406 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 25.3.20.117 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 625407 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.