Standing Woman
Description
Object Label: Many of the forgeries in this exhibition have Christian themes, probably because they were intended for American and European markets. The standing female figure here, for example, holds a cross. The way she holds it has no parallels in early Christian Egypt, however, nor does the omission of details on the back of her head and dress. Moreover, she has hair and eyes like those on other forgeries. The other two pieces here were carved in a poor quality stone not used in antiquity; they may be by the same hand. One appears to show Mary and the Christ child with Joseph. The figures are badly proportioned, and the plants draped along the arches above them make no sense. On the other piece, three heads appear, most implausibly, atop a column capital. Caption: Standing Woman, 20th century (probably). Limestone, pigment, 16 9/16 x 6 1/16 x 3 11/16 in. (42.1 x 15.4 x 9.3 cm) Height of object without mount and base: 13 11/16 in. (34.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 63.36. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 carved limestone standing female figure wearing a wig and a pleated, wrapped dress, shown in a frontal pose with hands held at the waist.
The image shows a sculpted, painted limestone statue of a woman standing upright against a dark studio background. The figure has a tightly modeled, ridged wig or head covering with a clear facial profile, including arched eyebrows, large almond-shaped eyes, and a small mouth. The body is wrapped in a long, pleated garment that falls vertically from the shoulders and forms a flared skirt down to the feet. The left and right hands are brought together at the front, near the waist/upper hips. Decorative elements include horizontal/diagonal striations on the garment and a belt or band across the midsection. Some areas appear to retain faint pigment remnants (catalogue indicates pigment), though specific colors and extent are not fully clear in the image. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the figure or base area in this view. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No explicit deity attributes (e.g., crown types or holding specific divine emblems) are clear enough to identify a particular deity. The pose and clothing are consistent with a generic female statue ("Standing Woman").
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 63.36 tier-2
- BKM-Object 81632 tier-2
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