Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Shabti box of Paramnekhu
Description
Wood, gesso, paint
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A detailed wooden model of an Egyptian shrine bearing hieroglyphic inscriptions.
This artifact is a wooden model depicting a small shrine, richly decorated with vibrant colors typical of Egyptian artistry. It features two figures of deities, likely representing protective spirits, and hieroglyphic inscriptions arranged in vertical columns. The roof structure suggests a religious significance. The composition includes both painted and carved elements, showcasing typical New Kingdom style.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Anubis
Materials
woodpaint
Signs
Ankh ×2
Djed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247516 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 86.1.14a–c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544703 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.