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

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb

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Description

Shabti, Henettawy C. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 990–970 B.C. Faience. H. 11.9 x W. 4.3 x D. 2.9 cm (4 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/8 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 small turquoise-blue faience shabti/ushabti figure shown standing frontally, with arms crossed and a wig-like head covering, photographed against a plain background.

The object is a standing, human-shaped shabti figure. The head is rounded with what appears to be a wig or cap; facial features are worn and only faintly defined. The figure’s arms are held crossed over the chest. The lower body tapers toward the feet, with limited sculptural detail due to surface wear and dark pitting. The surface shows a turquoise-blue glaze with areas of black/dark encrustation and flaking consistent with aging or burial corrosion. No clear hieroglyphs or inscription text are legible on the visible front; any incised lines are too eroded to reliably read. No royal cartouche is visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The overall form is consistent with a faience ushabti-type figurine from the late periods, but specific personal name(s) (e.g., Henettawy, Isetemkheb) cannot be confirmed from the image provided.

funerary Third Intermediate Period (per catalogue; cannot be independently confirmed from image alone) poor
Materials faienceturquoise-blue glaze

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245713 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 25.3.19.134 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 591123 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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