Temple Block Statue of a Prince
Description
Object Label: This statue belonged to a son of King Osorkon II and Queen Karama who is shown in relief on the statue's left side. However, the statue was probably an earlier work usurped by the prince to serve his own religious purposes. Its face and wig are New Kingdom in style, an inscription on the base has been chiseled away, and the figure of Osiris was recut from a larger image. Caption: Temple Block Statue of a Prince, ca. 874–830 B.C.E.. Limestone, 13 15/16 × 7 5/16 × 8 3/4 in. (35.4 × 18.5 × 22.2 cm) mount: 14 × 7 1/4 × 9 in. (35.6 × 18.4 × 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.595E. (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 limestone statuette of a kneeling figure holding a naos.
The artifact is a carved limestone statuette depicting a kneeling human figure. The figure is portrayed with arms embracing a naos, which is a small shrine. The face is detailed with incised eyes and a serene expression. The sides of the statuette display carved hieroglyphs and possibly ritualistic symbols. The surface shows signs of wear, indicative of its age.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.595E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4049 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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