Woman and Child on a Bed
Description
Object Label: Objects of this type may have served multiple purposes. They have been found in temples, tombs, and houses. Perhaps they satisfied the sexual needs of men in the afterlife or conveyed wishes for fertility on the part of both men and women. They may have had a connection with Hathor, goddess of love and sexuality. The child here suggests the ideas of fertility and rebirth, which were vital to resurrection and immortality in the next life. Caption: Woman and Child on a Bed, ca. 1539–1295 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (5.7 x 7 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 14.606. (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 terracotta plaque depicting a naked goddess figure with a smaller figure beside her.
The artifact is a terracotta plaque featuring a nude female deity in a frontal pose, possibly representing fertility or protection. The figure is adorned with a tripartite hairstyle, commonly seen in ancient Egyptian iconography, and stands flat against the plaque. Below her is a smaller figure, emphasizing her significance. The style suggests an emphatic representation typical of ancient Egyptian religious artifacts.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 14.606 tier-2
- BKM-Object 8605 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.
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