Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Head of Panther
Description
Caption: Head of Panther, 1st–3rd century C.E.. Granite (?), 14 15/16 x 8 7/16 in. (38 x 21.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 41.468. (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 a granite sculpture, possibly part of a statue.
The artifact is a fragment of a sculpted statue made from granite, suggesting a robust and durable workmanship. The piece shows signs of being a part of a larger structure, possibly a statue depicting human figures or deities. The surface is polished but shows signs of age-related wear.
unclear
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
granite
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 41.468 tier-2
- BKM-Object 51735 tier-2
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