Small Statuette of a Cat
Description
Caption: Small Statuette of a Cat, 664–525 B.C.E., or 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1 3/4 x 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 2 x 3.5 cm) 1 3/4 × 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (4.5 × 2 × 3.5 cm) with Tang: 2 3/16 × 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (5.6 × 2 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.551E.
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.
The image depicts three bronze animal statues from ancient Egypt.
The artifacts consist of three distinct bronze animal figurines: a cat, a canine-like figure with a tall headdress, and a cow or bull also wearing an ornate headdress. Each statue stands on its own rectangular base and appears to be made of a dark metal, likely bronze, indicative of the detailed metalwork of ancient Egyptian artisans. These types of figures were often used in religious or funerary contexts.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.551E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117194 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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