Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Funerary Figurine of Nesikhonsu

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Description

Caption: Funerary Figurine of Nesikhonsu, ca. 1075–945 B.C.E.. Faience, 6 3/8 × 1 15/16 in. (16.2 × 5 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, 16.182. (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 faience amulet depicting a standing figure.

This artifact is a small faience amulet shaped like a standing figure with crossed arms. The figure wears a detailed headdress and garment, typical of Egyptian art style. The surface is smooth and the carving appears intricate, suggesting a high level of craftsmanship.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials faience
Signs unknown

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.182 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9456 tier-2
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