Shabti of Khabekhnet
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Pottery, paint. H. 18.7 × W. 5.2 × D. 3.6 cm (7 3/8 × 2 1/16 × 1 7/16 in.). From: Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, 1967.
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.
Painted shabti/ushabti figure shown standing upright, with a dark blue head/upper body and a light painted horizontal banding on the torso and legs.
The image depicts a small, human-shaped Egyptian shabti figure standing on a rectangular base. The figure’s head and upper body are painted dark blue/black with a simplified face (dark eyes/eye outlines) and a light-colored neck/chest. The torso and arms are covered by a pale painted surface with brown/black painted horizontal and rectangular patterning that appears to include rows of hieroglyphic signs. The lower legs are also painted with repeated bands and sign-like blocks. No clearly readable complete cartouche is visible at this resolution; however, the central painted bands on the front strongly suggest an inscription naming the owner (catalogued as Khabekhnet) and/or offering text typical of shabti figures. No explicit deities are identifiable with certainty from the visible paint marks. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276451 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 67.80 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547709 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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