Statue of the Goddess Bast
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Statue of the Goddess Bast, 664–332 B.C.E.. Bronze, gold, electrum, 7 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 11/16 in. (18.4 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.269E. (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 bronze statuette of the god Horus depicted as a child.
The artifact is a bronze statue representing Horus as a child, commonly known as Harpocrates. The youthful figure is shown nude, with the characteristic sidelock of youth and a finger to the mouth gesture, symbolizing childhood. The craftsmanship is typical of the Ptolemaic period, focusing on stylized representation and symbolic gestures.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.269E tier-2
- BKM-Object 116952 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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