Funerary Figurine of Nesitanebetisheru
Description
Caption: Funerary Figurine of Nesitanebetisheru, ca. 1075–945 B.C.E.. Faience, 5 13/16 × 2 1/4 in. (14.7 × 5.7 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, 16.186. (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 blue faience shabti figure with hieroglyphs inscribed vertically on its body.
The artifact is an Egyptian shabti figure made of blue faience, featuring a standing mummiform figure with crossed arms holding implements. The body is inscribed with vertical columns of hieroglyphs, typical of shabtis which were placed in tombs to serve on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife. The figure has a wig and is crafted in a bright blue color that is characteristic of faience, known for its glass-like, glossy surface.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.186 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9458 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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