Female Offering Bearer
Description
Object Label: This semi-clad woman in a fringed coat and shawl must once have been part of a row of tomb figures bringing offerings for the deceased. She carries flowers draped over one arm and a pot in one hand. To judge from comparable reliefs whose dates and provenances are known, the tomb from which the relief came was a work of the fourth century B.C. in Lower Egypt. Caption: Female Offering Bearer, 4th century B.C.E.. Limestone, 5 7/16 × 4 7/16 × 7/8 in. (13.8 × 11.2 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 72.12. (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 fragment of an ancient Egyptian relief depicting a partially preserved figure.
The artifact is a fragmentary relief likely made of limestone, showing the torso and arms of a human figure. The figure appears to be holding objects, suggesting a scene from daily life or possibly religious offerings. The composition is simplified due to the fragmentary nature, with visible tool marks indicating detailed carving work.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 72.12 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3811 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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