Woman Holding a Lily Scepter
Description
Object Label: The shapely forms of this statuette are characteristic of the ideal feminine body type of the Ptolemaic Period. During Greek rule, full thighs, a fleshy stomach, and round breasts replaced the leaner model of feminine beauty from earlier pharaonic history. Since Egyptians rarely depicted women naked, this figure wears a tight-fitting dress, the outlines of which were visible on the now missing ankles. It is difficult to identify the subject precisely without an inscription or the head, which was likely decorated with attributes identifying the figure. The lily-scepter, held by both goddesses and queens, adds to the statuette’s mystery. Caption: Woman Holding a Lily Scepter, 305–30 B.C.. Faience, 4 3/16 x 2 1/16 in. (10.6 x 5.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.198. (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 faience statuette of a standing nude female figure with missing head and lower legs.
The image shows a partially preserved faience statuette depicting a nude female figure. The figure stands upright, holding an item across her torso with the right hand resting by her side. The head and lower portion of the legs are missing, while the surface of the artifact has a smooth texture typical of faience. The statuette's style suggests an artistic representation common in personal ornamentation or votive offerings.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 64.198 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3732 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.
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