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-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small bronze figurine depicting a seated/crouching animal-baboon form with a raised head and darkened patina.
The object appears as a compact, standing-seated figurine with a heavy, rounded body and a raised, upright head. The figure has a crouched posture, with one limb positioned forward and the other drawn in, forming a compact silhouette. The surface is covered by a green-blue and dark patina consistent with bronze corrosion. No clear inscriptions or separately carved hieroglyphs are visible on the visible faces of the figurine. The overall modeling style is consistent with Late Period small bronzes, but fine identifying features (e.g., specific facial attributes distinguishing cynocephalus/baboon vs. other forms, or explicit attributes of Thoth) are not distinct enough from the image alone to confirm deity-specific identification beyond the catalogue attribution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.41 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19110 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.