The Goddess Mafdet (?)
Description
Object Label: This fragmentary relief was excavated in the debris over and around a tenlple of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty (664–525 B.C.). However, its precise date, nature, and subject matter are uncertain. The female feline with lotus flower may be related to Hathor or some other goddess, and the falcon heads below her are possibly celestial symbols. Caption: The Goddess Mafdet (?), 3rd century B.C.E.. Limestone, 11 x 16 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (28 x 41 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.7. (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 carved limestone relief of a reclining animal, possibly a lion or similar creature, surrounded by smaller shapes.
The artifact is a limestone relief depicting a large reclining animal, which seems to be a lion or similar feline, with subtle detailing around the face and body. The animal appears relaxed, and the composition includes abstract shapes or smaller forms around its base, suggesting a stylized representation. The carving technique is relatively simple, relying on depth and contours to convey the form.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 80.7.7 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3882 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.