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

Figure of a Composite Deity

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Description

Caption: Figure of a Composite Deity, 664–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 1/8 x 1 x 1 1/8 in. (5.4 x 2.5 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 53.88. (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.

A small turquoise-green faience figurine of a composite deity figure kneeling or seated with a stylized headpiece and hands held forward.

The image shows a small, green-glazed figurine photographed against a gray background with cradling foam blocks. The figure appears nude or minimally clothed, with a rounded torso and legs drawn forward in a squat/kneeling pose. The head has a distinctive headdress: a central face-like or mask-like element beneath/within a raised headpiece, with short, feather- or horn-like projections on either side. The figure holds or displays objects in the hands (details unclear), and a short belt or band is visible around the waist. The composite deity attribution is plausible from the blended human/animal-like headgear and face/mask element, though the specific deity cannot be securely identified from the image alone. A museum label is present below the figurine; the only readable text is the number-like mark "53.88" on an oval tag. No carved Egyptian hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic inscriptions are visible on the figurine itself in this photo.

religious Late Period to Ptolemaic Period (per catalogue; exact dating uncertain from image alone) good
Deities Composite deity (specific deity unclear)
Materials faience (glazed ceramic, turquoise/green)foam supportspaper/label tag

Connections

Deities Composite deity
Materials Foam Supports

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 53.88 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 67088 tier-2
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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.