Seated Statue of Imhotep
Description
Caption: Seated Statue of Imhotep, 664–332 B.C.E.. Limestone, 13 3/8 x 8 x 12 13/16 in. (34 x 20.3 x 32.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1356E. (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 stone artifact featuring a lion-headed deity with inscribed elements.
The artifact is a carved stone object representing a throne with a lion-headed deity's figure, possibly representing a goddess or protective figure. Notable features include a stylized lion head, forepaws, and a back surface with hieroglyphs or decorative patterns. The craftsmanship suggests careful attention to both symbolic and aesthetic qualities, typical of religious or protective artifacts.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1356E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117908 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.
- 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.