Nursing woman
Description
Statuette, woman and child. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Niuserre or later, ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later. Limestone, paint traces. H. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). Probably from: Tomb of Nikauinpu, Giza, Memphite Region. Subject: Infants, Women, Nursing. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Limestone sculpture of a seated Egyptian woman holding and nursing a small child.
The image shows a small, freestanding limestone figure of a woman seated on a block-like base. She is depicted frontally with a head covering/long wig rendered in shallow relief detail and a stylized face with large eyes. Her arms extend forward: one arm supports a nude or partially nude child against her body, while her hand appears to touch the child’s torso near the chest, consistent with the “nursing woman” motif. The child sits or is held on her lap/knee, with legs bent; the overall composition is compact and static. The surfaces are worn, with visible dark staining and remaining traces of pigment/paint in localized areas (especially on the torso and arms). No clear hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the figure or base in this view.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252294 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1405 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 543905 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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