Seated Statuette of the Child Horus Seated
Description
Caption: Seated Statuette of the Child Horus Seated, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 5 11/16 x 1 3/4 x 3 5/16 in. (14.5 x 4.5 x 8.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.538E. (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 seated bronze figure of an ancient Egyptian god, depicted with a side lock of youth and an elaborate headdress.
The artifact is a bronze statuette representing a youthful god, possibly Horus the Child (Harpocrates), indicated by the side lock and finger-to-mouth gesture. It portrays a figure seated on a low pedestal, wearing a crown that incorporates elements like a uraeus and atef crown. The style is typical of the Ptolemaic period, characterized by detailed molding and a polished surface. Notable features include the intricately designed headdress and the symbolic gesture of childhood.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.538E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117181 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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