Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · figurine

Kneeling Woman

Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), acc. 54.1621. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 54.1621
Dynasty: 22nd-25th Dynasty
Date: ca. 900-700 BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
Date range: 900 BCE – 700 BCE
Materials: ['cast bronze']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Kneeling Woman (54.1621). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220407

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Description

<p>Likely part of a larger composition, this statuette may have held an offering tray or another figure. The face has elegant features, and the wig is meticulously worked. A mourning figure, it could have been placed in a temple, tomb, or home.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1621' rel='external'>Kneeling Woman</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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.

A small kneeling female figure in dark metal, with a close-cropped hairstyle and arms extended forward, shown in left profile.

The image shows a single kneeling statue of a woman/man? (gender not explicitly certain from style) posed on a low base or integral platform. The figure’s torso is bare and the head is turned slightly to the left. A patterned head covering or wig is indicated by ridged bands across the scalp, with simplified facial features (eyes, nose, and mouth) rendered in relief/contour. Both arms extend forward and rest near the knees; the hands are slightly open/overlapped, with a small colored area (possibly residual pigment or a modern fill) visible near the lower arms/hands. No clearly readable hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the figure or base. The overall surface is dark with a mottled patina consistent with bronze casting. The grey background and white support are photographic studio elements.

daily life unclear good

Materials cast bronze

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Materials Cast Bronze

Cross-references (2)

Walters-AccNum 54.1621 tier-2
Walters-id 34581 tier-2

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