Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · figurine

Overseer Shabti of Tjenet-ipet

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.

Small blue faience shabti/ushabti figure shown seated upright on a plain background, with a painted/etched facial area and a vertical line of incised inscription on the torso.

The object is a small, turquoise-blue faience figurine with a simplified human form. The head is shown frontally with a stylized beard and wig/headdress. The arms are positioned down along the sides and the torso shows a broad, incised/painted indication of clothing or a belt area across the upper abdomen. A prominent vertical set of signs (likely an inscribed text) runs down the center of the figure’s chest/torso; individual sign details are present but not fully legible from the image resolution. No clearly identifiable cartouches of royal names are visible. The back is not shown; the figure appears relatively complete but has areas of surface wear and loss, including chipped edges at the feet and along the lower body. No modern text, nor Greek/Coptic/Arabic script, is visible in the provided image.

funerary unknown fragmentary
Materials Faience (turquoise-blue glaze)
Signs vertical incised inscription signs on torso (exact reading unclear) ×3
Visible text "Vertical incised inscription on the torso; specific characters unclear/not confidently readable."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

The Osiris Tjenet-ipet

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 136636 tier-2
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