Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Bird
Description
Caption: Coptic. Bird, 313–642 C.E.. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))
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.
Painted pottery figure of a bird.
The image depicts a painted pottery figure representing a bird. The artifact is adorned with red, white, and black stripes, indicating artistic patterns common in ancient Egyptian decoration. The simplicity of the form and painting suggests a stylized representation rather than a lifelike depiction.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
painted pottery
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1560E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118085 tier-2
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