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, 4 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 1/2 in. (10.5 x 3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.221E. (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, detailed statuette of an Egyptian shabti figure.
This artifact is a shabti figure, depicting a mummiform servant intended to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. The figure is finely crafted, displaying traditional mummy wrappings and holding agricultural implements. The surface is adorned with inscriptions, typical for such funerary objects.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
Ankh ×2
Djed
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.221E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116920 tier-2
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