Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Head of a Cat
Description
Caption: Head of a Cat, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 2 1/2 x 1 11/16 x 1 15/16 in. (6.3 x 4.3 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.428E. (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 statue depicting the head of a cat.
This is a sculptural representation featuring the head of a cat. The artifact is finely crafted with attention to the details of feline features like the ears and eyes. The artistic style and composition suggest an emphasis on naturalistic representation commonly seen in Egyptian animal sculptures.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Bastet
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.428E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117080 tier-2
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