Statue of a Man
Description
Object Label: Each morning in the temple, the pharaoh, or a priest playing the role of pharaoh, cared for the image of a god in order to protect it from the forces of chaos and assist the god’s daily rebirth. Temple Statue of Pawerem holds a shrine containing an image of the goddess Bastet, while Kneeling Statue of a Man holds a seated figure of Osiris, the god of the dead. Such statues (called naophoros, or “shrine-bearing”) link their owners to the daily temple ritual and associate them permanently with the divine cycle of death and rebirth. Caption: Statue of a Man, 664 B.C.E. or later. Stone, 11 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 7 1/16 in. (30.4 x 9 x 18 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George London , 70.88. (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 statue of a seated figure holding a smaller figure.
The artifact is a statue carved from a dark material, likely stone. It depicts a larger seated figure that holds a smaller figure in its lap, suggesting a depiction of protection or guardianship. The style is typical of Egyptian statuary, with a focus on frontal symmetry and idealized form. Although slightly worn, the figure's detailing in the depiction of the smaller figure and the ornate headdress is notable.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 70.88 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3791 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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