Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Appliqué of a Seated God
Description
Caption: Appliqué of a Seated God, ca. 945–525 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, 11 5/8 × 5 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (29.5 × 13.4 × 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 74.22. (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.
Seated figure of a deity holding a staff.
The artifact depicts a seated figure, likely representing a deity, adorned with a false beard and holding a staff. The style and posture are reminiscent of classical depictions of gods in Egyptian art. The surface shows traces of paint, suggesting it was once vividly colored. The figure's facial features and attire are characteristic of religious iconography.
religious
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Deities
Amun
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 74.22 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3833 tier-2
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