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

Head of a Cow

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Description

Caption: Head of a Cow, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1651E. (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.

The image shows a carved stone fragment depicting the head of a bovine animal.

This artifact appears to be a fragment of a larger composition featuring a detailed carving of a bovine head, possibly a cow or bull. The carving showcases a stylized representation typical of ancient Egyptian art, with attention to the animal's features such as the eyes and ears. The material seems to be stone, likely limestone, and the piece retains a bluish-green hue, possibly due to weathering or original pigmentation.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1651E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118175 tier-2
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