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

Figure of Mut

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Description

Caption: Figure of Mut, 664–332 B.C.E., or later. Faience, 1 9/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. (4 x 0.9 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.147. (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 statue, possibly representing a deity, made of a blue-green material.

The artifact is a small statuette depicting a human-like figure with indistinct facial features. It stands upright and appears to be female based on the body shape and attire. The style suggests simplicity, common in amuletic figures. The material looks like faience, a glazed ceramic-like substance often used in ancient Egyptian artifacts.

decorative unknown good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 08.480.147 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 19209 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.
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