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

Statuette of Isis

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Description

Caption: Statuette of Isis, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 7/8 in. (9.6 × 4.5 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.567E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Bronze standing statuette of a female deity holding a tall element topped by an animal-head/alternate form, presented frontally on a modern base.

The image shows a dark bronze statuette standing upright with arms held close to the body. A large upright cylindrical/rod-like element rises from the figure’s head/upper body and is topped by a bulbous form that may represent a crown or head attribute; the exact iconography is partially unclear due to resolution and glare. The deity’s face is visible with modeled features and a headpiece; the garment appears as a tight, figure-hugging dress with a broad patterned/pleated cloak or drapery extending over one side. The feet are separated slightly, each ending near a small projecting element. The statuette rests on a rectangular black base that appears modern. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the figure or base; no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text can be confirmed. No royal name cartouches are discernible.

religious Ptolemaic Period (catalogue ground truth; iconography broadly consistent but not confirmable from this image alone) good
Deities Isis (catalogue ground truth; visual confirmation limited but female deity iconography with crown/attribute is broadly consistent)
Materials Bronze

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Deities IsisRa-Horakhty
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.567E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117208 tier-2
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