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

Khaemhat

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Description

Caption: Khaemhat, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.. Granite, 18 3/8 × 9 × 11 in., 102 lb. (46.7 × 22.9 × 27.9 cm, 46.27kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.48E.

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 kneeling statue holding a stele with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a dark stone statue depicting a kneeling figure with its hands resting on a stele inscribed with hieroglyphs. The style suggests a focus on piety and devotion, common in offering statues. The craftsmanship indicates a careful attention to detail, especially in the rendering of the garment and inscriptions.

religious New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials stone
Signs Ankh ×2 Djed

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials Stone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.48E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 116785 tier-2
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