Seated Statue of Nakhtsaes
Description
Object Label: Despite the loss of the head, the rest of this statue of a man named Nakhtsaes is in unusually good condition. Nakhtsaes’s name and job titles are written in the vertical strips of hieroglyphs beside his legs and feet. A rather unusual feature of this statue is that figures are shown in relief on the sides of the seat. To Nakhtsaes’s left are a naked boy named Akhet-hotep and a girl or woman named Weseret-kaw, whose relationship to Nakhtsaes is not specified. The figure on his right side, shown writing on a piece of papyrus, is identified as “the scribe Sekhem-ka.” He is equipped with a second pen, which is stuck in his hair. Caption: Seated Statue of Nakhtsaes, ca. 2371–2298 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 24 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (62.2 x 26 x 42.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.22E. (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 headless statue of a seated figure wearing a kilt.
The artifact is a headless statue depicting a seated figure with a well-defined torso and wearing a knee-length kilt. The arms rest on the thighs, and the legs are close together. The statue is painted in a naturalistic style with reddish-brown tones for the skin and a white kilt. Some hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible along the sides of the seat. The piece is likely made of limestone and shows signs of wear and fading, indicating its antiquity.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.22E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116772 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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