Model of a Head of a King
Description
Caption: Model of a Head of a King, 664–525 B.C.E.. Plaster, 4 5/16 x 4 1/16 x 2 9/16 in. (10.9 x 10.3 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.589. (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 limestone sculpture depicting the head of an Egyptian deity with a headdress.
The artifact is a fragmentary limestone sculpture featuring the head of an Egyptian deity. The headdress suggests divine or royal significance, and there is a notable serpent motif at the center. The face is stylized, typical of Egyptian sculpture, with emphasis on symmetrical and idealized features. The condition of the piece shows signs of wear, indicating age.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 33.589 tier-2
- BKM-Object 37113 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.