Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · figurine

Shabti of Queen Henuttawy

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

Blue faience shabti figurine shown front-facing with a stylized face and arms crossed over the chest, with incised hieroglyphic text on the body.

The image depicts a small, blue-painted faience shabti (servant figurine) standing upright, photographed against a plain light background. The figure has a dark-colored wig-like head covering and a frontal face with defined eyes and mouth. Both arms are bent and held across the upper torso/chest area. The body is covered by incised markings in vertical rows of hieroglyphs; the signs are partly worn/blurred but clearly indicate a text panel typical of shabti inscriptions. No explicit cartouche or full royal titulary is legible at this resolution. No attached metal components or other materials are visible. There is no visible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text. No clear deity iconography (e.g., specific attributes) is discernible beyond the standard shabti format.

funerary unknown good
Materials faience (blue glazed surface)dark pigment/lining on features (likely painted details)
Signs incised hieroglyphic text in vertical rows (individual signs not reliably legible) ×10

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

Name: Henut-tawy

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 136650 tier-2
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