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

Small Hathor Cow

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Description

Caption: Small Hathor Cow, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1 15/16 x 11/16 x 2 5/16 in. (4.9 x 1.8 x 5.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.384E. (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 small metallic figure of a ram on a pedestal.

The artifact is a metallic figure representing a ram, notable for its detailed depiction of the animal's woolly texture and horns. It stands on a rectangular pedestal. The style suggests careful metalwork with attention to anatomical details, typical of small votive or religious statues.

religious unknown good
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Memphis
Deities HathorApis
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.384E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117040 tier-2
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