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

Small Statuette of the Child Horus

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Description

Caption: Small Statuette of the Child Horus, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 11/16 × 13/16 × 1 1/16 in. (9.3 × 2 × 2.7 cm) Height without tang: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.933E.

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.

Small dark bronze Egyptian figurine shown standing frontally with a side-lock hairstyle and a raised hand near the head, wearing a headpiece/crown and a short garment.

The image depicts a small standing male child-like figure rendered in bronze with a slim body and simplified facial features. The figure has a distinctive wig/side-lock hairstyle and appears to wear a headpiece (possibly a crown or cap) atop the head. One hand is raised toward the head/face, while the other hangs down along the side. The torso is largely bare or minimally indicated, with a short kilt/waist garment suggested at the hips. The figure stands on a rectangular base with a slightly stepped profile. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or other readable text is visible on the figure or base in this view. No separate attributes (e.g., specific animal heads or explicit Horus iconography such as a falcon crown) are clearly legible at this resolution, though the catalogue identification as Child Horus is plausible based on the general subject of a youthful standing deity.

royal Ptolemaic Period (probably) (consistent with catalogue; exact period unclear from image alone) good
Deities Horus (Child)
Materials Bronze/metal (dark patina)

Connections

Found at Memphis
Deities Horus
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.933E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117517 tier-2
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