Fragment of a Head with Shaven Skull
Description
Caption: Fragment of a Head with Shaven Skull, 4th–3rd century B.C.E.. Basalt, 5 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (13.7 × 12.1 × 6 cm) 3 lb. (1.36kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.42.
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.
Photograph of a stone sculptural head fragment with a shaven skull and stylized facial features, likely from a larger figure.
The image shows a single frontal view of a dark stone head, cropped around the base. The skull surface is smooth and appears shaven, with strong, simplified modeling of the eyebrows, eyes (large almond-shaped with prominent lids), nose, and mouth. The facial planes show wear/scarring and surface roughness consistent with age. No visible inscription, cartouche, or legible text appears on the face or surrounding background. The object is presented as a head fragment rather than a complete statue. The material appears to be a dark, fine-grained stone consistent with basalt, matching the catalogue description. No clear deity attributes (e.g., specific headdress, divine iconographic symbols) are visible in this crop, and no royal name cartouches can be identified.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 57.42 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3630 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.