Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Small Statuette of a Mouse
Description
Caption: Small Statuette of a Mouse, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 5/8 x 1/2 x 1 in. (1.6 x 1.2 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.558E. (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 bronze figurine of a reclining bovine.
The artifact is a small bronze figurine depicting a reclining bovine, likely a representation of the Apis bull, a symbol in ancient Egyptian religion. The style is simplistic, with minimal detailing to define the animal form. The surface shows signs of patination typical of bronze.
religious
unknown
good
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.558E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117201 tier-2
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