Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Figurine of a Seated Woman
Description
Pottery (Nile clay)
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 small terracotta figurine depicting a female figure with stylized features.
This is a terracotta figurine representing a female figure, likely used for votive or decorative purposes. The figure has a rounded body with stylized arms and pronounced breasts, with minimalistic facial features incised into the clay. The style suggests a simple yet expressive form, typical of early Egyptian craftsmanship possibly for religious or domestic use.
decorative
Predynastic
good
Materials
terracotta
Connections
Materials
Terracotta
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116279836 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 07.228.53 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547203 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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