Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Figurine of a Cat
Description
Caption: Figurine of a Cat, 664 B.C.E. or later. Bronze, Height (without tang) 2 7/16 x 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (6.2 x 2.2 x 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.425E.
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.
Two small statues of cats depicted in sitting positions.
The image shows two small cat figurines, each sitting on a small base. The cats are likely made of a dark-colored material and seem to exhibit stylized features that suggest a reverence commonly found in ancient Egyptian artifacts. The statues are simple in design but capture the elegance and poise associated with cats in ancient Egyptian culture.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
unknown
Connections
Found at
Egypt
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.425E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117077 tier-2
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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