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

Inlay in the Form of a Figure of the God Shu Standing

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Description

Caption: Inlay in the Form of a Figure of the God Shu Standing, 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 13/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in. (4.6 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1130E. (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 small artifact depicting an Egyptian figure with recognizable features.

The image shows a small, likely amulet-sized, artifact depicting an Egyptian figure in a dark material. The figure appears to be wearing headgear with a yellow disk, suggestive of a deity. The style is typical of Egyptian religious iconography. The figure is in a standing position with an arm raised, which is often seen in representations of deities.

religious unknown good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials FaienceBronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1130E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117706 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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.