Funerary Figurine of Nesikhonsu
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of Nesikhonsu, ca. 1075–945 B.C.E.. Faience, 6 7/16 x width at elbows 1 15/16 in. (16.4 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.187. (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 faience figurine depicting an Egyptian deity or funerary figure.
The artifact is a faience figurine with a bright turquoise-blue glaze, depicting a figure in traditional Egyptian dress. The figure stands with arms crossed over the chest, which is a common pose for shabti figures, used in funerary contexts. A wig and possible beard adorn the head, and there are visible inscriptions on the garment. The style and material are typical of the New Kingdom period.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.187 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3156 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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