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 7/8 in. (10 x 3 x 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.220E. (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 resembling a mummiform figure.
The artifact is a small, mummiform figurine likely representing a shabti, a funerary figurine used in ancient Egypt. The figure appears to have typical shabti features such as crossed arms and possibly tools in its hands. The style is simple and the surface shows signs of wear.
funerary
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
unknown
Connections
Found at
Egypt
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.220E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116919 tier-2
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