Lady Tuty
Description
Object Label: Lady Tuty’s statuette, along with the adjacent figure of Lady Mi, was discovered in a communal tomb at Medinet Gurob. The style of Tuty’s sculpture is more traditional than that of Mi: the figure is slimmer and the fringed dress is depicted in a plainer, heavier fabric. Certain elements—such as the big gilded earrings and the faint traces of gilded sandals—associate her with the extraordinary wealth of Amunhotep’s time. The cone on her head represents a type of perfumed ointment worn by the wealthy at banquets and other opulent occasions. The cone gradually melted, releasing its fragrance over the hair and clothes. Caption: Lady Tuty, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Wood, gold leaf, 10 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (26 x 4.8 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 54.187. (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 small, standing funerary/royal-style statue of a woman wearing a broad elaborate wig and a tall conical gold-toned crown, depicted in a long dress and holding her arms close to her body.
The image shows a single human figure in full length, standing upright on a rectangular base. The figure has dark painted skin and a stylized face with downcast eyes and small closed mouth. She wears an elaborate, patterned nemes-like wig/headdress that covers the sides of the head and is topped by a tall, conical cap/crown with a gold-toned surface. Large round ear ornaments are visible. The body is shown in a long, fitted garment with incised/relief detailing and vertical panel lines; the hands are held close to the torso, with the right arm appearing positioned slightly forward. No clear inscriptions are visible on the statue, base, or background. The catalogued materials (wood with gold leaf) are broadly consistent with the presence of a gold-toned crown/cap and an overall sculpture-like surface, but the image does not allow confirmation of wood specifically.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 54.187 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3607 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.
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