Figure of a Hawk-headed Crocodile
Description
Caption: Figure of a Hawk-headed Crocodile, ca. 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Limestone, 4 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 8 7/16 in. (11.8 x 6.3 x 21.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.86. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
Limestone sculpture depicting an animal with a croc-like body and a hawk-like head/crest, shown in a seated or crouched pose.
The object is a small carved stone figure with a textured, scale-like body surface. The head is bird-like with a pronounced beak/forehead profile and a curling crest on the top. The neck and torso show incised lines that resemble patterned skin/scales, including crosshatching and grid-like carving on the body. The figure’s front seems to end in a flattened stone base at the bottom; the rear and sides are rounded, suggesting a stylized crouching stance. No clear painted color or inlaid elements are visible. The background is neutral, and no inscriptions or cartouches are legible on the provided image. The museum catalogue’s subject (“Figure of a Hawk-headed Crocodile”) matches the visible combination of bird-like head and crocodile-like, scaled body.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.86 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9344 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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