Head of a Duck, Probably from a Toilet Spoon
Description
Caption: Head of a Duck, Probably from a Toilet Spoon, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Wood, 1 1/4 x 1 9/16 in. (3.2 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.625E. (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.
Sculptural representation of a bird's head, likely a duck, mounted on a base.
The artifact is a carved piece depicting the head of a bird, probably a duck. The head is mounted on a smooth wooden base, and the neck is attached to a flexible rod, suggesting it was part of a larger object or used for a specific function. The detailing on the head is simple yet precise, with emphasis on the beak and eyes, giving it a realistic look.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.625E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117248 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.