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Shabti of Psusennes I

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Description

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of Psusennes I, ca. 1040–992 B.C. Bronze or copper alloy. H. 7.5 × W. 2.4 × D. 1.7 cm (2 15/16 × 15/16 × 11/16 in.). Presumably from: Royal Tombs, NRT III (Psusennes), Tanis (San el-Hagar), Eastern Delta, Egypt. Excavation: Montet excavations. Credit: Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1948.

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 small bronze/copper-alloy shabti figure standing with a simplified face and arms crossed over the chest.

The object is a standing, human-shaped shabti/ushabti with a rounded head, a stylized face, and a short, elaborated wig or headdress suggested by raised/reshaped surface details. The figure’s arms are held close across the upper torso. The body is decorated with incised line-work: a belt-like band and vertical registers of hieroglyphic text or role inscription appear on the lower torso/abdomen. The legs end in rounded feet. The surface shows dark patination and wear, consistent with an older copper-alloy object. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clear cartouche is readable in the provided image resolution; the inscription is present but not legible enough to reliably extract specific royal names. The catalogue identification as “Shabti of Psusennes I” is plausible given the presence of shabti-style incised inscription, but the specific name “Psusennes I” cannot be confirmed from what is visible.

funerary Third Intermediate Period (as catalogued; inscription not legible enough to refine) good
Materials bronze or copper alloy (reddish/brown patinated surface)
Signs Incised hieroglyphic vertical text/register (exact signs unclear) ×15

Connections

Found at Tanis

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116241289 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 48.160.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 558557 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.
  • 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.