Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Royal Bust

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Description

Caption: Royal Bust, 4th century B.C.E.. Limestone, 2 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (5.9 x 5.6 x 3.1 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, 16.76. (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.

A sculpted bust of an Egyptian figure wearing a headdress.

The image shows a carved stone bust of an Egyptian figure. The sculpture depicts the head wearing a nemes headcloth recognizable by its stripes. Facial features include high cheekbones and a faint expression. The carving style is typical of ancient Egyptian royal statuary, demonstrating skill in stonework.

royal New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.76 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3141 tier-2
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