Figure of a Hawk-headed Crocodile
Description
Caption: Figure of a Hawk-headed Crocodile, ca. 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Limestone, 4 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 8 7/16 in. (11.8 x 6.3 x 21.5 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, 16.86. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
A carved stone artifact depicting a stylized animal figure.
The artifact is a sculpted stone piece representing a stylized animal, possibly a lion or similar creature, with a distinct pattern etched across its body. The surface details suggest a focus on texture and stylization over realistic depiction. The piece appears to be freestanding and well-preserved, with intricate carving displayed prominently on the body.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.86 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9344 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.