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

Face and Shoulder from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus

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Accession: 37.1516E
Find spot: Giza, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26, or later
Date: 332–30 B.C.E.
Date range: 332 BCE – 30 BCE
Materials: ['Greywacke']
Height: 50.8 cm
Width: 52.1 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Face and Shoulder from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus (37.1516E). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/18218

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Object Label: The rough, coarse surface of the original material revealed in the damage on this fragment stands in contrast to the magnificence of the highly polished basalt. In the later periods of Egyptian history, artists and their patrons preferred a shiny finish for stone statues and sarcophagi. The delicate shape of the face, the outlined eyes with slightly upturned eyebrows, the high cheekbones, and the full, smiling lips are characteristic of the Ptolemaic Period. Caption: Face and Shoulder from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus, 332–30 B.C.E.. Greywacke, 18 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 5 in., 38.5 lb. (47 × 52.1 × 12.7 cm, 17.46kg) as mounted: 20 × 20 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (50.8 × 52.1 × 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1516E. (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.

Fragment of an ancient Egyptian statue head carved from dark stone.

This image depicts a fragmentary head of an ancient Egyptian statue, carved from a dark stone, likely basalt or similar material. The sculpture displays a detailed portrayal of a serene human face, characterized by a well-defined eye, a faint smile, and remnants of a headdress. The craftsmanship suggests skilled artisanship, typical of higher-status representations.

royal unknown fragmentary

Materials stone

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Found at Giza

Materials Stone Black Stone

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 37.1516E tier-2
BKM-Object 118047 tier-2

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