Statuette of the Child Horus
Description
Caption: Statuette of the Child Horus, 3rd century C.E.. Terracotta, 5 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/2 in. (12.9 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.291. (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 fragmentary terracotta statuette depicting a standing child-like figure, posed upright with arms held close to the body, shown in profile/three-quarter view.
The image shows a small statuette broken at the top and partially at the sides, with a worn, light-gray/white surface consistent with preserved earthenware. The figure appears bald or with closely set hair, with a large, simplified head and a rounded torso. The arms are bent and held close to the chest/abdomen, and the legs are indicated with minimal modeling. There are no clearly readable hieroglyphic inscriptions, and no distinct royal cartouche is visible. Although the catalogue identifies it as the Child Horus, the photo does not provide clear diagnostic iconography (e.g., specific distinctive regalia or inscription) to confirm the deity beyond the general child/juvenile human/child silhouette; therefore deity identification is treated as unclear.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.291 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9549 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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