Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Mold for Making Benu Bird
Description
Caption: Mold for Making Benu Bird, 305–30 B.C.E.. Limestone, 5 1/16 × 4 13/16 × 1 5/8 in. (12.8 × 12.3 × 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1536E.
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 carved stone block with an image of a bird in low relief.
The artifact is a limestone block featuring a low relief depiction of a bird. The carving style is simplistic, focusing on the outline and essential features of the bird, such as its beak and wings. The stone shows signs of wear and discoloration, which are typical for ancient surfaces.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
limestone
Signs
bird
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1536E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118061 tier-2
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