Cynocephalus Baboon (Thoth)
Description
Caption: Cynocephalus Baboon (Thoth), 664–343 B.C.E.. Bronze, 2 3/8 x 3/4 x 1 3/8 in., 0.3 lb. (6 x 1.9 x 3.5 cm, 0.14kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.41. (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 statuette of the ancient Egyptian deity Horus depicted as a falcon-headed figure.
The artifact is a bronze statuette showing the falcon-headed deity Horus. The figure stands upright, wearing a headdress typical of Egyptian gods. The piece is characterized by its green patina, indicative of aged bronze, and exhibits a seated position with detailed feather patterns on the falcon head. The condition suggests historical wear but retains identifiable features.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.41 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19110 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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