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 1/2 in. (10 x 3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.222E. (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 green faience shabti with an inscription.
The image depicts a faience shabti figure, commonly used in funerary contexts in ancient Egypt. The figure is mummiform and features detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions on its body. The craftsmanship includes a headdress and facial details, typical of funerary shabtis intended to serve the deceased in the afterlife.
funerary
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Signs
unknown ×10
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.222E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116921 tier-2
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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