Schematic Female Figurine
Description
Object Label: During the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, sculptors occasionally depicted the female form in a highly schematic manner: flat heads, prominent buttocks, small breasts, slim waists, and eyes and eyebrows that appear as slits. Their style differs from standard Egyptian artistic conventions, indicating that these figures may have been Nubian imports or objects made by or for the poor. Caption: Schematic Female Figurine, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. (12 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 77.49. (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 statue of a stylized female figure with geometric features.
This is a terracotta artifact representing a stylized female figure. The sculpture is characterized by its elongated body, geometric head with a simplistic facial depiction, and small protruding breasts. The figure displays a series of raised circular motifs around the neck, resembling a necklace. The arms are depicted as simple, straight forms attached to the sides of the body.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 77.49 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3861 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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