Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Shabti of Siptah New Kingdom, RamessideValley of the Kings
Description
Shabti, Siptah. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Siptah, ca. 1194–1188 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint. H. 21.1 × W. 7.4 × D. 5.4 cm (8 5/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in.). From: Tomb of Siptah (KV 47), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Burton excavations, 1912–13. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
A band of incised hieroglyphs on the lower torso; individual characters are too worn/low-resolution to reliably transcribe, and no clearly legible royal cartouche is confirmed in this image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247420 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 14.6.179 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544717 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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