Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Cat's Head
Description
Caption: Cat's Head, 30 B.C.E. to 3rd century C.E.. Bronze, gold, 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 13/16 in. (6 x 4.4 x 4.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.114. (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 bronze cat head with an ornate gold earring.
The artifact is a sculptural representation of a cat's head, crafted from bronze. It features detailed facial features indicative of Egyptian artistry and includes a gold earring hanging from one ear, suggesting a status of reverence or deity association. The style is typical of Egyptian animal representations, with lifelike yet stylized elements.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
bronzegold
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 36.114 tier-2
- BKM-Object 46075 tier-2
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