Overseer Shabti of Nauny
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of Psusennes I, ca. 1050 B.C. Faience. H. 9.5 × W. 3.1 × D. 2.2 cm (3 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in.). From: Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nauny, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1928–29. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1930.
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 blue faience shabti figure shown front-facing, with a head and upper body carved in the round and a striped kilt/garment painted or incised on the lower torso.
The object is a three-dimensional faience figurine with a rounded head and simplified facial features; the figure stands upright with arms held close to the sides. The lower body includes a vertically striped garment or apron (blackish-blue lines radiating downward), and the waist area shows a belt band. The surface is heavily worn, with mottled turquoise-blue glaze and darker patches where the glaze is lost or stained. No clearly legible inscriptions or individual hieroglyphs are visible on the photographed face/body, and there are no Greek, Coptic, or Arabic texts apparent. No cartouche or royal name is discernible due to abrasion and limited view of inscription areas. The overall form matches the general appearance of a shabti/ushabti-type figurine rather than a fragmentary or purely decorative element.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116444315 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.3.28.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 625915 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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