Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Funerary Figurine of Treasurer, Psametik called Ahmose

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Description

Caption: Funerary Figurine of Treasurer, Psametik called Ahmose, 664–525 B.C.E.. Faience, 7 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/16 in. (19.2 x 4.9 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.166E. (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 is a faience shabti figure, depicting a standing mummiform male figure with arms crossed. The figure features a detailed wig and a carved face. The lower body is covered with multiple rows of hieroglyphic inscriptions, typical of funerary artifacts meant to serve the deceased in the afterlife.

funerary New Kingdom good
Materials faience
Signs ankh djed

Connections

Found at Giza
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.166E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3980 tier-2
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