Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Small Monkey in Sitting Position with Upraised Arms
Description
Caption: Small Monkey in Sitting Position with Upraised Arms, ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.. Limestone, 2 1/4 × 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (5.7 × 1.2 × 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.884. (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 artifact is a limestone fragment with carved reliefs.
This fragmentary piece of limestone shows a carved figure or symbol, indicative of decorative or symbolic art. The style suggests a simplistic yet deliberate composition, focusing on the depth and angularity of the carvings, possibly part of a larger narrative or symbolic scene.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 36.884 tier-2
- BKM-Object 46935 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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