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

Head of a Woman

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Description

Caption: Head of a Woman, later than the 4th century B.C.E.. Marble, 4 7/16 x 3 3/16 x 3 3/8 in. (11.2 x 8.1 x 8.5 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, 16.629. (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 head of a female figure with Hellenistic features.

The image depicts a sculpted head of a female figure exhibiting Hellenistic stylistic features with detailed facial features. The head shows wear, which is typical for ancient sculptures, suggesting it was part of a larger statue or bust. The texture and workmanship indicate fine artistry, typical of post-Pharaonic periods in Egypt when Greek influence was prominent.

decorative Ptolemaic good
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials LimestoneMarble

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.629 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 10118 tier-2
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