Funerary Figurine of Iuefaa
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of Iuefaa, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 9/16 x 1 x 13/16 in. (9 x 2.5 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.239E. (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 shabti figurine with visible inscriptions.
The artifact is a shabti, a small figurine used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices. It depicts a mummiform figure with arms crossed over the chest. The surface shows signs of wear but retains identifiable hieroglyphic inscriptions on its lower portion. The style indicates a funerary purpose, commonly associated with aiding the deceased in the afterlife. The figurine is carved from a dark stone, likely faience or a similar material.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.239E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116938 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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