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

Cynocephalus Baboon (Thoth)

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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.

religious New Kingdom good
Deities Horus
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities HorusThoth
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 08.480.41 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 19110 tier-2
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