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

Cat's Head

Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, acc. 36.114. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 36.114
Find spot: Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Roman Period
Date: 30 B.C.E. to 3rd century C.E.
Date range: 30 BCE – 30 BCE
Materials: ['Bronze', 'gold']
Height: 6.0 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Cat's Head (36.114). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/17960

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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-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.

Bronze/copper-alloy cat head figurine with stylized facial features and small applied gold-colored ornaments (ear and pendant).

The object is a small, head-only sculpture in dark greenish-blue patinated metal, formed in a realistic but stylized manner with pointed ears, almond-shaped eyes, and a closed mouth. The left side includes a round gold-colored disk set near the cheek with a short chain and a small drop/pendant element. The ears and cheek/side areas show light-colored gilded or gold-colored attachments, while the face remains predominantly patinated. No carved hieroglyphs or inscriptions are visible on the surface, and no cartouches are present. The background is a neutral studio backdrop with no readable text.

decorative Roman Period (as catalogued); material/style consistent with a small amuletic figurine, but exact dating from image only is unclear. good

Materials bronze/copper alloy (patinated, dark green/blue surface)gold-colored metal (applied ornamentation)

Connections

Materials Gold Bronze

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 36.114 tier-2
BKM-Object 46075 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.
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