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 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in. (9.3 x 3 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.225E. (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 figure with faint details.
The artifact is a shabti, a funerary figurine used in ancient Egypt. It is crafted with soft, textured features and retains a muted color palette likely due to age. The figure is depicted with arms crossed over the chest and is wearing a headpiece. Its craftsmanship is simplistic, indicating it may have been made for common burial use.
funerary
New Kingdom
poor
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.225E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116924 tier-2
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