Figure of Pataikos
Description
Caption: Figure of Pataikos, 664–525 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 7/16 x 13/16 x 1 1/16 in. (6.2 x 2 x 2.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.998E. (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.
Turquoise faience figurine depicting a lion-headed deity.
The artifact is a turquoise faience figurine featuring a deity with a lion's head standing upright, adorned with a headdress commonly associated with divine figures. The style and craftsmanship suggest a focus on religious symbolism, possibly serving as an amulet or protective figure. The detailing, such as the headdress and posture, reflects artistic conventions of representing divine entities in ancient Egypt.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.998E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117575 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.