Figure of Recumbent Lion
Description
Caption: Figure of Recumbent Lion, 305 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Limestone, 12 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 21 5/8 in. (31.5 x 16.1 x 55 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1500E. (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.
Limestone sphinx statue missing several features.
The image depicts a limestone sphinx statue in a reclining position. The sphinx appears to be weathered and missing key facial features, possibly due to erosion or damage over time. The style indicates the blending of human and lion features, which is typical of sphinx statues. The body is large and muscular, stylized with defined contours, while the head appears to have had human-like features that are now mostly obscured.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1500E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118034 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.