Funerary Figurine of the Priest Nesi-Kedwet
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of the Priest Nesi-Kedwet, 664–525 B.C.E.. Faience, 5 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (14.5 x 4 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.218E. (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, mummiform shabti figure with inscriptions on the front.
This artifact is a shabti, a funerary figurine commonly used in Ancient Egypt. The figure is mummiform, with arms crossed over the chest, typical of shabti figures meant to serve the deceased in the afterlife. The surface shows hieroglyphic inscriptions running vertically down the front. The material appears to be made of faience, a ceramic material with a glazed finish.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.218E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116917 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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