Inlay in the Form of a Goddess, Probably Maat Seated
Description
Caption: Inlay in the Form of a Goddess, Probably Maat Seated, 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 1/2 x 13/16 x 1/8 in. (3.8 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1137E. (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.
Photograph shows a small, dark, irregularly shaped fragment carved or cast in the form of a seated female figure (a goddess figure in relief/inlay form).
The object is shown against a light background and appears to be a fragmentary sculptural inlay piece: a rounded seated torso with the suggestion of a head/upper body at the top and tapering/rounded lower form at the bottom. The surface is rough with scattered bright highlights consistent with either remaining glossy material or reflective inclusions. No clear facial features, crown, wings, or hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible in the provided image due to the fragmentary condition and limited resolution. The silhouette is consistent with a seated feminine deity shape, but specific identification as Maat cannot be confirmed visually from this image alone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1137E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117712 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.