Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · figurine

Shabti of the Supreme Chief of the ḫnr.t of Amun Nesikhonsu

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 figure shown front-facing, with a mummiform body and raised arms, and an inscription band on the lower section.

The object is a small, upright, mummiform/standing shabti with a blue faience surface. The head is covered by a wig/hood-like headdress with horizontal detailing across the top. The figure’s arms are held forward across the torso, with hands/forearms delineated in relief. The lower body includes a broad, darker incised or painted inscription area with multiple horizontal lines of hieroglyphs, though individual signs are not fully legible at this resolution. The base shows a lighter, chipped or broken underside exposing pale material. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No clearly readable royal cartouche is visible; the inscription appears to be personal/occupational text typical of shabtis, but exact names are uncertain.

funerary unknown (likely New Kingdom–Late Period shabti style, but not certain from image alone) fragmentary
Materials faience (blue glaze)
Signs hieroglyphic inscription lines (specific signs unclear) ×10

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

Name: Nesi-khonsu

Connections

Deities Amun

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 136660 tier-2
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