Female Figure Supporting the God Bes on a Column
Description
Caption: Female Figure Supporting the God Bes on a Column, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. (9.6 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.544E.
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.
Two views of a small bronze Egyptian-style figurine: a standing dwarf/ Bes-like deity with arms raised, accompanied by an attendant female figure in the catalogued composition supporting the god on a column-like base.
The image shows two photographs of the same bronze object photographed from front and side (left and right views). The main figure is a Bes-like dwarf deity (short, muscular, stylized facial features) standing on a pedestal/base. In the left view the deity appears standing on a column-like support with arms raised (suggesting protection/bes poses), with legs and feet clearly modeled. In the right view, the same Bes-like figure is visible together with a smaller, more vertical element that appears to be a female figure or attendant positioned above/behind and partially framed by the god’s body and the column form. No clear hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or identifying inscriptions are visible in either view. The photographs emphasize casting surfaces and patina; details such as facial features and raised hands/head elements are present but worn/modulated by corrosion and lighting.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.544E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117187 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.