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

Statuette of Bes as a Warrior

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Description

Caption: Statuette of Bes as a Warrior, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Terracotta, pigment, 7 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 11/16 in. (19.3 x 3.9 x 6.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1778E. (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.

Abstract stone sculpture with geometric forms.

The artifact is an abstract stone sculpture characterized by smooth, geometric forms. It has a prominent hole near the base and undulating shapes that suggest a modern artistic style. The surface appears roughly textured, showing signs of age or deliberate artistic choice. Lacking clear iconographic features associated with specific deities or figures, the piece presents as more of a design-focused composition.

modern replica unknown modern_reproduction
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials LimestoneStone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1778E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118298 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.