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-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 statuette depicting a figure with an elaborate headpiece.
The artifact is a small statuette featuring a human figure with an intricate and prominent headpiece resembling lotus or papyrus flowers. The figure appears to have detailed carvings, particularly in the hairstyle and headpiece, indicating skilled craftsmanship. The back view suggests the figure may be male due to the structure, and the style suggests it could be associated with ceremonial or symbolic representations.
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.