Isis
Description
Object Label: Some elements of Egyptian art were susceptible to frequent change, but others were bound by tradition. The style of garments shown on statues, for example, changed with fashion trends, but a sculptural form, once perfected, tended to be reproduced for thousands of years. This statue depicts the elaborate garments favored by the aristocracy in the first century C.E. Although the clothing style of this statue differs from earlier pharaonic ones, the basic poses are identical. Caption: Isis, 1st century C.E.. Basalt, 38 1/2 × 15 × 13 in., 231 lb. (97.8 × 38.1 × 33 cm, 104.78kg) mount (dimensions as installed): 40 × 15 × 13 in., 230 lb. (101.6 × 38.1 × 33 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 74.220.
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 fragmented statue of a robed figure without a head.
The artifact is a statue depicting a robed figure. The statue is missing its head and parts of the arms but retains intricate details in the drapery of the robe, suggesting skilled craftsmanship. The material appears to be a dark stone, possibly granite or basalt. The composition is indicative of either a Greek or Roman style, characterized by the naturalistic folds and drapery.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 74.220 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3841 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.