Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Figure of monkey
Description
Limestone
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 carved limestone piece depicting a baboon, likely a representation of the deity Thoth.
The artifact is a carved limestone sculpture depicting a baboon, which is closely associated with the Egyptian deity Thoth. The style is typical of ancient Egyptian animal depictions, with detailed facial features. The piece shows signs of age and weathering, indicating it is likely an ancient artifact. The sculpture does not appear to have any color and is mounted on a modern base for display.
religious
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Deities
Thoth
Materials
limestone
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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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