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Shabti of Iineferty

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Description

Shabti, Iineferty. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Wood, gesso, paint. H. 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.). From: Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Funds from various donors, 1886.

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 wooden Egyptian shabti figure standing frontally with arms crossed and a mummiform wig and face, set on a rectangular base.

The image shows a full-length, mummiform shabti/ushabti figure painted in polychrome. The figure has a dark-painted coiffed wig and a painted face with stylized features. Both hands are held forward at chest level, with crossed/held arms or wrists indicated by the painted detailing. The torso and legs are painted with alternating black, white, and colored bands and wear-like accents; the lower legs include decorative stripes and possible sandal/foot detailing. A column of hieroglyphic-style painted marks is visible on the lower body/around the legs and another area of painted inscriptions appears beneath/around the torso, though the exact characters are not clear enough to transcribe reliably from this image resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No royal cartouche is clearly legible. The object appears to be a small votive/servant figure with remaining paint and gesso-like preparation visible where flaking occurs.

funerary New Kingdom, Ramesside period (consistent with shabti typology, exact dynasty not determinable from image alone) good
Materials woodgesso/groundpaint
Signs hieroglyphic-style painted signs/inscription bands (unreadable)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Medina
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252809 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 86.1.19 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551119 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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