Statue of a Priest, Wen-amun Son of Nes-ba-neb-dedet and Ta-sherit-Khonsu
Description
Object Label: These three statues, from three different periods, were all carved from limestone. This kind of stone occurs in different grades from soft to hard. The harder the limestone, the more difficult to carve and the more skilled the sculptor must be. Soft limestone reveals less detail. Though nearly all ancient Egyptian statues were painted, the paint on the statuette hides the lower-grade stone used here. All three statues would have been used in the tomb as a place for the ka-soul to reside and accept food offerings for the deceased from the living. Caption: Statue of a Priest, Wen-amun Son of Nes-ba-neb-dedet and Ta-sherit-Khonsu, ca. 50 B.C.E.. Limestone, 15 1/2 × 4 13/16 × 7 5/16 in., 10 lb. (39.4 × 12.2 × 18.6 cm, 4.54kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.834. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 limestone standing statue figure (priestly/attendant type) shown in three-quarter view, with the head and torso remaining while surface details are worn.
The image shows a freestanding, rectangular-based standing statue of an individual. The figure’s head is roughly modeled and the surface is heavily abraded, obscuring fine facial and clothing details. The body appears to wear a long, close-fitting garment; the left arm (viewer’s right) is positioned close to the torso and the hands are not clearly identifiable due to wear. The pedestal/base is squared and integral with the figure. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible in this view, and no distinct attributes identifying specific deities can be confidently confirmed. Color variation and pitted texture suggest age-related weathering; the statue retains blue-gray pigment remnants in recessed areas, but overall color is dominated by weathered stone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 36.834 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3412 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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