Shabti of Seti I

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.

Blue faience-painted shabti/dynastic servant figure shown standing with arms crossed holding tools, wearing a broad striped nemes-like headdress.

The artifact depicts a human-shaped shabti figure in a stylized blue tone. The figure wears a striped ceremonial headdress (nemes-style) and a false beard, with the face painted in blue. Arms are folded across the chest; a large rectangular object/tool appears on one side and a smaller staff/implement on the other, both rendered in low relief. The torso and lower body are decorated with densely packed painted hieroglyphic registers that wrap around the figure, with multiple horizontal lines and columns of signs. The standing legs are slender, and the base is visible at the feet. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The photograph does not provide enough resolution to confidently transcribe the entire inscription or to positively identify the specific royal name/carthouche as Seti I; the hieroglyphic content is present but legibility is limited.