Figure of a squatting cynocephalus ape
Description
Figurine, Cynocephalus Ape. Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 304 B.C.–A.D. 364. Bronze or copper alloy. Said to be from: Giza, Memphite Region. Credit: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small green patinated bronze/copper-alloy figurine of a squatting, long-snouted primate with human-like hands, shown in a crouched pose.
The object is a standing-in-place figurine on a modern white support. The figure appears to be a squatting cynocephalus ape: a crouched body with a rounded back, long projecting muzzle, and a simian face. The head is oriented to the viewer’s left, with stylized features and a defined brow/muzzle. The arms are bent and held close to the body; the hands are clasped or pressed together in front of the torso. The surface is heavily weathered with a green/blue patina and areas of corrosion consistent with copper alloys. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or museum labels are visible on the photographed surface. No clear depictions of specific deities or royal names are readable from the image.
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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