Shabti of Wahneferhotep

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 and gilded wooden shabti (ushabti) figure stands front-facing, with a youthful mummiform hairstyle and an inscribed base block on its torso.

The object is a small, human-shaped shabti with a dark, rounded head and a tripartite/short wig style suggested by the painted lines. The face is painted with black brows and eyes and a light skin tone over a darker ground. The body is painted in a gold/yellow tone with black painted details; the torso and lower abdomen are covered by a columned hieroglyphic inscription arranged in multiple vertical registers. The pose has the arms held close to the body, consistent with typical shabti iconography. Visible surface treatment suggests paint layers over a dark substrate; gilding appears on the skin/body areas and possibly the inscription background. No clear Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The exact personal name ("Wahneferhotep") is not legible enough to confirm from this image alone.