Shabti

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 mummiform painted/inscribed shabti (servant figure) carved in light stone, shown standing with arms crossed at the chest and the head covered by a wig-like headdress.

The image shows a freestanding shabti/ushabti figure photographed against a plain background. The figure is mummiform, with a stylized face and a striated head/wig and a kilt covering the lower body. Both arms are crossed and held over the chest, hands resting on the forearms. The torso and legs include incised hieroglyphic decoration or text lines typical of shabti figures; the exact signs are present but too small/blurred in this view to reliably count or transcribe. The lower register includes multiple horizontal bands of incised hieroglyphs; additional detailing appears on the belt/kilt area. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clear royal cartouches are discernible. The material appears consistent with pale light stone (catalogued as travertine/"Egyptian alabaster"); however, the precise material cannot be verified beyond the visual color/finish. The overall condition appears worn with chips and surface abrasions, but the figure is largely intact.