Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Funerary Figurine of the Priest Nesi-Kedwet
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of the Priest Nesi-Kedwet, 525–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (10.6 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.198E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A shabti figurine featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The figurine is a typical shabti, a funerary figurine used in ancient Egypt. It is carved in a mummiform shape, with arms crossed over the chest. The surface includes vertical columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions, likely part of the shabti spell from the Book of the Dead, intended to serve the deceased in the afterlife.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Signs
ankh
unknown_sign
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.198E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116905 tier-2
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