Sa-ese Grinding Grain
Description
Object Label: The subject of this unusual statuette, the royal scribe Sa-ese, kneels in front of a grinding stone. When complete, the figure would have shown him, with extended arms, in the act of grinding grain. This statuette belongs to a small group of sculptures that served as elaborate funerary figures or shabtis. Caption: Sa-ese Grinding Grain, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 4 in. (9.2 x 4 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.125E. (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 statue depicting a kneeling figure presenting an offering.
The artifact is a statuette displaying a figure with distinctly carved hair, kneeling with hands extended forward, likely holding an offering. The style suggests attentive craftsmanship, with balanced proportions and a serene expression. The figure's features align with artistic conventions of presenting offerings, seen in religious or funerary contexts.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.125E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116840 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.
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