Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · statue

Statuette of the God Min

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Bronze/copper-alloy statuette of a standing Egyptian male deity figure holding an object to the side, wearing a tall headdress with fine incised surface detail and a striped/necklace-like collar.

The image shows a full-length, standing, male-presenting Egyptian figure with a raised arm bent at the elbow and a long, staff-like or banner-like element resting along the forearm area. The head has a rounded cap-like element and a tall, vertically oriented headdress or back ornament composed of multiple incised vertical bands and curls. The face is modeled in shallow relief with incised features; the neck and upper torso display incised horizontal banding/ornamentation resembling a collar or broad necklace. The torso is slender with a defined waist; the lower legs end in a simple rectangular base. The back ornament/headdress is patterned with repeating curved/ladder-like grooves. No clearly legible hieroglyphs are visible on the main surfaces; any incised marks appear decorative rather than an inscription panel. The surface has a dark green/black patina consistent with copper alloy corrosion.

religious unclear (likely Egyptian Late Period to Roman/Egyptian bronze sculpture tradition; exact period not determinable from image alone) good
Deities Min (catalogue attribution)
Materials copper alloy (bronze)patina (green/black corrosion)

Connections

Deities Min
Materials Copper Alloy

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 136311 tier-2
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