Early Metal Statuette
Description
Object Label: Although ancient texts reveal that the Egyptians fashioned copper statuary in human form at least as early the Second Dynasty, this Middle Kingdom statuette is one of the oldest preserved examples. The figure stands in a traditional pose, with the same type of kilt and short hair that appear on many stone images of officials. Caption: Early Metal Statuette, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Copper, 5 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (14.4 × 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1274. (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 bronze statue of a standing male figure wearing a wrap-around skirt.
This artifact is a bronze statue depicting a male figure standing upright with arms straight down at the sides. The figure wears a short wrap-around skirt, common in depictions of ancient Egyptian individuals. The statue exhibits a stylized representation typical of Egyptian art with simplified anatomical features. The details suggest it might represent a noble or an official.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.1274 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3364 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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