Funerary Figurine of Nesikhonsu

ca. 1075–945 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

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)

Title

Funerary Figurine of Nesikhonsu

Date

ca. 1075–945 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 21

Period

Third Intermediate Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Thebes (Deir el Bahri), Egypt

Medium

Faience

Classification

Funerary Object

Dimensions

6 7/16 x width at elbows 1 15/16 in. (16.4 x 4.9 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

16.187

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