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

Seated Harpocrates with Jar

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Description

Caption: Seated Harpocrates with Jar, 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Terracotta, pigment, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 13/16 in. (17 x 10.9 x 4.6 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, 16.213. (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 sculpted artifact depicting the back of a seated bird.

The artifact is a sculpted representation of the back of a bird, featuring curved lines and a tapered top suggestive of a bird's tail and back. The piece is relatively plain with no intricate details or decorations visible. The surface appears smooth with signs of wear consistent with age.

decorative unknown good
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Harpocrates

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.213 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9479 tier-2
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