Small Head of a Bull
Description
Caption: Small Head of a Bull, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 in. (3.1 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.429E. (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, sculpted animal head, likely a lion or similar creature.
The artifact appears to be a small, sculpted head of an animal, likely representing a lion, characterized by a broad nose, discernible ears, and a stylized mane. The piece is relatively simplistic and may have been used as a decorative object or a component of a larger piece. The style suggests minimal detailing, which is common in small-scale sculptures where emphasis is on form rather than intricate detail.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.429E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117081 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.