Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Funerary Figurine of Iuefaa
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of Iuefaa, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 9/16 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. (9 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.236E. (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 small ancient Egyptian figurine depicting a mummiform figure.
The artifact is a small, mummiform figure with a round head and arms crossed over the chest. The style suggests it is intended to represent a shabti, a funerary figurine meant to serve the deceased in the afterlife. The surface shows signs of wear, characteristic of bronze, with a patina indicative of age.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.236E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116935 tier-2
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