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Shabti of Seniu

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Description

Shabti, Seniu. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Amenhotep I–Thutmose III, ca. 1525–1504 B.C. Glazed steatite, paint. H. 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.); W. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); D. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). From: radim near Cliff Tomb (MMA 1021), Royal Cache Valley, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1918–19. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1919.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 544876). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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 green glazed steatite shabti (mummiform figure) holding tools, with a broad band of incised hieroglyphs across the body.

The image shows a single, mummiform shabti standing upright against a plain background. The figure has a stylized human face with a painted beard and a nemes-like head covering (unclear details due to wear). Both hands are visible: one holds a tool (appears like a hoe or similar implement), while the other grasps a second implement. The lower torso is covered by a rectangular/arched register densely filled with incised hieroglyphic text painted in dark pigment. The base of the figure is intact but surface loss and wear are visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is apparent. The object’s coloration and glazing appear consistent with a glazed steatite artifact with paint remnants.

funerary New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; visual style consistent with shabti-type inscriptions) good
Materials glazed steatitepaint
Signs incised hieroglyphic text band (multiple signs; individual signs not reliably legible at this resolution) ×60
Visible text "A dense band of incised hieroglyphs across the torso; individual readable words/names are unclear in this image resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

A dense band of incised hieroglyphs across the torso; individual readable words/names are unclear in this image resolution.

Connections

Found at Royal Cache Valley
Materials PaintGlazed Steatite

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116246250 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 19.3.206 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544876 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83910223 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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.