Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Bust of a Man
Description
Caption: Bust of a Man, late 1st century B.C.E.. Hematite, Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 56.18. (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.
Side profile of a bust depicting a male figure.
The artifact is a bronze bust illustrating the side profile of a male figure, possibly dressed in a toga or cloak. The style is realistic, with detailed facial features and hair. The sculpture captures the essence of the person with lifelike precision characteristic of Roman influence.
decorative
Roman
excellent
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 56.18 tier-2
- BKM-Object 71285 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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