Shabti of Ramesses VI
Description
Shabti, Ramesses VI. New Kingdom, Ramesside, ca. 1143–1136 B.C. Faience. H. 28.5 × W. 8.2 × D. 5 cm (11 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.
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 painted/blue-green glazed shabti (ushabti) figure standing frontally with a mummiform body, broad wig, and crossed arms.
The image shows a small standing mummiform figure with a human face framed by a striped wig. The arms are crossed over the chest with hands clasped. The torso and legs are densely covered with incised/painted hieroglyphic text lines typical of shabti inscriptions. The palette is predominantly turquoise/blue-green with some darker accents, consistent with a faience glaze. A dark background and a simple base/platform are visible; no additional modern labels or text appear.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414474 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 66.99.57 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545924 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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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.