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

Small Sculpture of Man

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Description

Caption: Small Sculpture of Man, 19th century C.E.. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1894E. (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 stone statue depicting a standing male figure holding a staff.

The artifact is a small statue of a standing male figure, carved from stone. The figure is shown in profile, holding a staff in one hand, suggesting a person of some authority or status. His attire is simple, potentially indicative of a time period focused on understated representation. The style is consistent with Old Kingdom artistry, emphasizing simple yet dignified forms.

royal Old Kingdom good
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials StoneWood

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1894E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118399 tier-2
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