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

Small Panthetic Statue in the Form of A Feline Creature with a Serpent about His Legs

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Description

Caption: Small Panthetic Statue in the Form of A Feline Creature with a Serpent about His Legs, 395 B.C.E.–30 C.E.. Bronze, 1 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (4 x 3 x 2.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.556E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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.

A small dark metal statue depicting a feline-like creature with a crouched stance; a separate coiled element appears around/near its legs.

The image shows a small, solid, dark object photographed against a light background. The figure stands in a seated/crouched pose with a feline head in profile (upright ears and a short muzzle). The body is blocky and worn, with the lower legs indicated as a compact form; around the legs there appears to be a coiled serpent-like element or a raised twist consistent with the catalogue’s description. No clear inscriptions or facial attributes of a specific deity are visible due to the low resolution and wear. A handwritten/printed accession label reading “891A” is visible on the left side of the image, but it does not appear to be Egyptian text. No cartouches, Greek, or Coptic/Arabic text are visible.

decorative Roman Period (per catalogue) poor
Materials metal (bronze)

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials BronzeMetal

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.556E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117199 tier-2
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