Figure of Squatting Monkey Holding a Palm Tree Trunk

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.

A small limestone sculpture in the form of a squatting monkey-like figure integrated with part of a tree trunk, shown in side view.

The object is a vertical limestone block carved in relief/round to depict a squatting monkey positioned near or against a trunk-like element. The upper body of the animal is roughly rounded and seated, with a protruding head and front limbs/forepaws modeled against the trunk. The trunk has a cylindrical, tapering shape with a wider base, and there are incised/carved bands around the junction where the animal sits. The surface shows tool marks and age wear; edges are worn and some chips/spalls are visible. No legible hieroglyphs or inscriptions are visible on this photograph, and there are no clear cartouches, deities, or textual elements identifiable. The catalogue’s specified subject (squatting monkey holding a palm tree trunk) is broadly consistent with the animal-and-trunk composition, though fine details of the “palm” segment are not fully clear in this image.