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Shabti Coffin of Thutmose IV

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Description

Shabti coffin, Thutmose IV. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1400–1390 B.C. Faience. Length of box: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in); length of lid: 19.4 cm 7 5/8 in). From: Tomb of Thutmose IV (KV 43), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Carter excavations 1903. Subject: Coffins. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.

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 blue-painted/blue-glazed, mummiform figure shaped like an ancient Egyptian coffin, with a head and face profile and traces of vertical markings on the front.

The image shows a standing, mummiform (coffin-shaped) object with a blue faience-like glaze covering most of the visible surface. The upper portion forms a human head with a detailed face and hair/beard-like adornment. The front surface has vertical incised/painted bands that resemble hieroglyphic or decorative text, though the individual signs are not fully legible at this resolution. A pair of small gold-colored fittings/loops are visible near the left side (possibly mounts or attachments). Portions of the sides/back are exposed in a light stone/unglazed finish, suggesting the object may be set within or around a support. No clearly readable cartouche or royal name is visible. No modern labels or clear Greek/Coptic/Arabic script are seen.

funerary New Kingdom (matching catalogue); exact attribution unclear from image alone good
Materials blue faience glaze (faience/ceramic)gold-colored metal fittings/loopslight-colored stone/unglazed backing/support
Signs Hieroglyphic-like vertical markings (individual signs not legible) ×5

Connections

Royals Thutmose IV

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275204 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.8.26a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548475 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.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.