Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Small Figure of a Seated Monkey
Description
Caption: Small Figure of a Seated Monkey, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, 1 3/8 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (3.5 x 1.4 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 25.886.9.
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, seated figure carved from stone.
The artifact is a small statuette depicting a seated figure, possibly in a contemplative or protective pose. It is carved out of a stone material, showing a primitive and simplistic style typical of early craftsmanship. The figure lacks detailed facial features, suggesting a focus on the overall form rather than intricate detailing.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 25.886.9 tier-2
- BKM-Object 24581 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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