Relief of the Royal Ka
Description
Object Label: According to Egyptian belief, the Royal Ka (soul) inhabited the legitimate king and migrated from the old to the new when the older king died. Some scholars have associated votive animal mummies with a ritual that strengthened the Royal Ka. Here, an artist portrayed the Ka as a royal bust on a standard wearing a crown of ostrich feathers, cobras, and the short ram’s horns associated with Amun, king of the gods. The figure also wears a protective cobra on his forehead. Caption: Relief of the Royal Ka, 381–343 B.C.E. or 186–145 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 9 13/16 x 14 x 1 3/4 in. (25 x 35.5 x 4.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 67.69.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
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 a painted relief depicting an Egyptian figure with a headdress.
The artwork is a fragment of a painted relief made from limestone, showcasing an Egyptian figure adorned with an intricate headdress. The relief is carved in a traditional style with well-defined outlines and painted with earthy colors such as red, brown, and gold. Notable features include the detailed rendering of the headdress and the remnants of hieroglyphic symbols.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 67.69.2 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3760 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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