Statuette of a Pig or Boar
Description
Caption: Statuette of a Pig or Boar, 2nd–3rd century C.E., probably. Terracotta, pigment, 2 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (6.5 x 6.1 x 4.1 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, 16.278. (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 small terracotta statuette depicting a pig or boar, shown in left profile with painted details on the face and body.
The object is a compact, hand-modeled terracotta animal figurine with a rounded body and four legs, oriented toward the left. The head is molded with a short snout and an ear; dark pigment remains around the mouth/nose area and small highlights are visible on the face. The back is slightly arched, and the tail is suggested by the modeling near the rear. Small areas of pale/white pigment appear on parts of the head and along the body, while darker pigment is visible in recesses and at the base. The bottom is flat and the rear/side surfaces are roughly finished, consistent with a small modeled statuette. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other text are visible; no deities or royal names can be identified from the image.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.278 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9536 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.
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