Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Funerary Figurine of Nesitef
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of Nesitef, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in. (10 x 3 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.223E. (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 figure inscribed with hieroglyphs.
The artifact appears to be a small shabti figure, commonly placed in tombs to serve the deceased in the afterlife. It is crafted from what seems to be faience with a greenish glaze. The figure is inscribed with hieroglyphs on its front, typical of many funerary artifacts, likely representing a spell or a name.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
anubis
ankh
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.223E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116922 tier-2
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