Fragment of a Left Hand
Description
Object Label: The original appearance of a complete sculpture can often be recognized from even a small fragment. Statues offering a naos, or shrine with a divine image, which this hand originally held, became popular in the later periods of Egyptian history. They depict the owner in perpetual offering and thus in the eternal presence of a divinity. The inscription on this and another fragment now in Liverpool identifies the deity as Osiris and the owner as Senu, a prince, noble, governor, overseer of the royal harem, and prophet of Osiris, Horus, and Isis, lords of the Temple of Provisions. Caption: Fragment of a Left Hand, 285–246 B.C.. Basalt, 4 7/16 x 4 7/16 in. (11.2 x 11.2 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, 16.620. (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 statue with visible hieroglyphs and a partial depiction of a hand.
The artifact is a stone fragment likely from a statue, featuring a detailed depiction of a hand holding an object or surface. Hieroglyphs are inscribed above the hand, indicating potential ceremonial or identification purposes. The craftsmanship shows a realistic rendering of a human hand with attention to anatomical details. The carving is indicative of the precision of Egyptian artisans.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.620 tier-2
- BKM-Object 10109 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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