Statuette of Harpocrates as a Child
Description
Caption: Statuette of Harpocrates as a Child, 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, 37.533E. (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 statuette showing a nude child figure with a wig/parted hair and a distinctive crown-like back element, standing on a rectangular base.
The image depicts a small bronze figurine in the round. The figure is front-facing with a nude torso, arms positioned close to the body (one hand raised toward the face/mouth area). The head has a childlike face and a thick hair or wig rendered in pellets/rounded forms. At the top is a crown-like or architectural element behind/above the head, with three vertical column-like forms and a broad, rounded element at the very top; paired outward projections are visible on either side. The back element reads as an amulet/crown support or stylistic headdress rather than separate armor. The figure stands on a rectangular plinth, with the bronze surface showing casting seams and patina/oxidation. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible on the pedestal or body in this image.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.533E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117176 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.