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

Royal(?) Bust

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Description

Caption: Royal(?) Bust, 305–30 B.C.E.. Steatite, 4 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/16 in. (11.8 x 5 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.3. (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 black and white photograph of an ancient Egyptian bust.

The image shows a stone bust of an ancient Egyptian figure, with distinct facial features and detailed hair texture. The bust is sculpted with attention to facial details, typical of Egyptian portraiture. The head is depicted with a rounded shape and puffy cheeks, and the remnants suggest it might have been part of a larger statue.

royal Roman fragmentary
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials StoneBronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 70.91.3 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3792 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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