Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Lion Cub
Description
Quartzite
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 detailed carving of a reclining hippopotamus.
The artifact is a small sculpture carved from a light-colored stone, likely alabaster. The depiction is of a hippopotamus, shown in a reclining position. The carving exhibits smooth curves and a polished surface, reflecting skilled craftsmanship. The natural striations in the stone add to the visual texture of the piece.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Connections
Materials
Alabaster
Cross-references (4)
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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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.