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

Large Statuette of a Goddess, Probably Hathor or Aphrodite

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Description

Caption: Large Statuette of a Goddess, Probably Hathor or Aphrodite, 1st–3rd century C.E.. Bronze, 12 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 3/8 in. (32 x 14.4 x 8.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.572E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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.

Bronze standing female deity statuette with a horned headdress and a long, narrow body rendered in simplified proportions.

The image shows a full-length small statuette of a goddess figure standing frontally on a rectangular base. The figure has a head with a horned or headdress-like form above the forehead (two projecting elements) and a stylized face with small facial features. Arms are out to the sides with hands lifted; the left hand appears to hold or present a small object while the right hand is also raised in a gesture. The torso and legs are modeled with minimal anatomical detail; a single vertical element on the front suggests a drapery line or decorative ridge. The overall surface is worn/patina-darkened, with highlights from metal corrosion and handling marks. No clearly readable hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible in the photograph, and there is no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text apparent.

religious Roman Period (as catalogued; image does not provide reliable date markers) good
Deities Hathor (probable per catalogue; not explicitly confirmable from image)Aphrodite (probable per catalogue; not explicitly confirmable from image)
Materials metal (bronze appearance)

Connections

Deities Hathor
Materials BronzeMetal

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.572E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117213 tier-2
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