Recumbent Jackal
Description
Caption: Recumbent Jackal, ca. 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1238E. (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 carved figure resembling an animal, possibly a jackal or dog.
The artifact is a three-dimensional carved figure depicting an animal, likely a jackal, which is significant in Egyptian culture as a symbol associated with Anubis. It is crafted in a reclining position and appears to be made from a dark material with lighter coloring on its head. The figure rests on a base, suggesting it could have been part of a larger scene or structure.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1238E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4128 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.