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

Figure of a Nymph

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Egypto-Roman Caption: Egypto-Roman. Figure of a Nymph, 100–395 C.E.. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 in. (6.5 × 3.9 × 2.6 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, 16.392.

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 small ancient Egyptian statue of a standing figure.

The artifact is a bronze statue depicting a standing figure. The figure has a detailed facial expression and is adorned with a headdress. The arms are raised with one hand resting on top of the head. The lower part of the statue extends to a flat base, suggesting it was meant to stand upright. The condition of the piece appears to be worn, possibly indicating its age and historical use.

religious unclear fragmentary
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.392 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9644 tier-2
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