Funerary Figurine of Nesitef
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of Nesitef, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (10.3 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.219E. (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, greenish-brown shabti figurine with visible inscriptions.
The artifact is a shabti, an ancient Egyptian funerary figurine, crafted in a greenish-brown material, likely faience. It features a mummiform shape with inscribed hieroglyphs on the front, commonly intended to serve the deceased in the afterlife. The workmanship is detailed, reflecting typical shabti iconography including arms crossed over the chest and an inscribed script running vertically.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.219E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116918 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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