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

King wearing Blue Crown

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Description

Caption: King wearing Blue Crown, 664–30 B.C.E., or modern. Marble, 5 11/16 × 3 11/16 × 4 in. (14.5 × 9.3 × 10.2 cm) mounted: 12 × 3 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (30.5 × 9.2 × 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 54.68. (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 an ancient Egyptian royal figure wearing a nemes headdress.

The artifact is a sculpted head depicting an ancient Egyptian royal figure, distinguished by the nemes headdress. The headdress includes a uraeus at the center of the forehead, symbolizing sovereignty and protection. The style is consistent with royal portraiture, emphasizing serenity and divine authority.

royal New Kingdom good
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 54.68 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 68569 tier-2
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