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

Statuette of Aphrodite Anadyomene

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Description

Object Label: A true product of a multicultural society in Ptolemaic Egypt, this statuette combines a classical image of the Greek goddess Aphrodite appearing from the sea, just born, with the typically Egyptian material, faience. Egyptian artists achieved the characteristic brilliant blue of faience in a complex process combining ground quartz with a mixture of alkali. Caption: Statuette of Aphrodite Anadyomene, late 2nd century B.C.E.. Faience, 14 3/16 x Diam. 4 1/4 in. (36 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.7. (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 black and white photo of a statue of a standing nude female figure, possibly Aphrodite.

The image depicts a frontal view of a statue of a nude woman standing on a round base. The statue appears to be made of a dark stone or material, showing smooth and polished surface. The figure’s posture is naturalistic with one hand resting behind the head and the other along her side. A small lion is depicted by her side on the base.

modern replica unknown excellent
Materials stone

Connections

Materials FaienceStone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 44.7 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 56000 tier-2
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