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

Funerary Figurine of Iuefaa

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Description

Caption: Funerary Figurine of Iuefaa, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 9/16 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. (9 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.238E. (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 statuette resembling a mummiform figure.

The artifact is a small statuette depicting a figure in a mummiform pose, typical of ancient Egyptian funerary art. The figure appears to have arms crossed over its chest, a common posture for funerary figures such as shabtis or ushabtis. The surface shows signs of age, with a darkened patina suggesting the passage of time. The style suggests simplistic features without detailed carving.

funerary New Kingdom good
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.238E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 116937 tier-2
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