Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Small Duck

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Description

Caption: Small Duck, 2nd century C.E.. Terracotta, 2 x 1 7/16 x 2 3/8 in. (5.1 x 3.6 x 6 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, 16.281. (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 stone sculpture of a bird with smooth contours.

The image depicts a minimalistic stone sculpture of a bird, characterized by smooth, flowing contours and a simplistic form. The piece lacks detailed features and instead focuses on capturing the essence of a bird's shape. The material appears to be limestone or a similar stone, giving it a monochromatic and elegant appearance. Notable is the abstract style, which suggests it might be from a period where formal depiction wasn't the primary focus.

decorative unknown good
Materials limestone

Connections

Materials LimestoneStone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.281 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9539 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.
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