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

Fragmentary Statuette of a Woman

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Description

Caption: Fragmentary Statuette of a Woman, 3rd–4th century C.E.. Clay, 5 11/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (14.4 x 8.5 x 6.4 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, 16.266. (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 limestone sculpture depicting a female figure with an offering bowl on her head.

The sculpture is of a female figure, possibly representing a servant or a deity in the act of bearing an offering bowl. The piece is carved from limestone and shows detailed work in the figure's hair and facial features, though it is somewhat worn. The style suggests a focus on utility aligned with artistic expression, common in various periods of Egyptian artistry.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.266 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9524 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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