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

Fragment of a Statue of the Child Horus

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Description

Caption: Fragment of a Statue of the Child Horus, 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Terracotta, pigment, 5 3/8 x 3 3/16 x 1 7/16 in. (13.7 x 8.1 x 3.7 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, 16.277. (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 fragment of an ancient Egyptian artifact depicting eroded carvings.

The artifact is a heavily worn stone fragment, likely part of a larger piece. The surface shows signs of weathering and erosion, obscuring potential carvings or inscriptions. The style suggests it could have been part of a relief or sculpture, though specific details are not visible.

unclear unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Horus
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.277 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9535 tier-2
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