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

Relief Representation of a Bull's Head

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Description

Caption: Relief Representation of a Bull's Head, 664–332 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (14.6 x 11.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.225.1. (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 fragment of ancient Egyptian art depicting a horned bovine head.

The artifact is a fragmentary piece of wall decoration showing a detailed depiction of a bovine head with large, curved horns. The style is consistent with traditional Egyptian relief work. The edges are jagged, indicating it is a fragment of a larger piece. The composition focuses on the animal's head profile against a plain background.

decorative New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 51.225.1 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 65618 tier-2
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