Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Figure of the Goddess Nephthys
Description
Caption: Figure of the Goddess Nephthys, ca. 664–30 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, 16 × 4 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (40.6 × 11.1 × 28.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.681.
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 wooden sculpture depicting a female figure kneeling on a decorated base.
The artifact is a painted wooden sculpture of a female figure with a blue and yellow headpiece, kneeling with one hand raised. The base is ornately decorated with geometric patterns, suggesting elements of traditional Egyptian iconography. The figure's attire and the style of representation indicate a religious or funerary context.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 11.681 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3074 tier-2
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