Small Head from a Statuette Probably a Portrait of Amon - Re
Description
Caption: Small Head from a Statuette Probably a Portrait of Amon - Re, 664–332 B.C.E.. Steatite, 1 9/16 × 1 × 1 1/16 in. (4 × 2.5 × 2.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.571E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 small, dark stone head carved in the round, showing a male face and a close-fitting wig or headdress with stylized features.
The image shows a compact, cylindrical/upper-frontal carved head mounted on a dark rectangular modern support. The figure has a defined brow, prominent nose, and a beard-like carved element extending down from the chin. The hair/wig appears as a smooth, closely fitting cap or headdress with slightly incised or rounded bands at the sides. No clear inscriptions or cartouches are visible on the head or around the base. The piece is shown against a neutral light background, with even studio lighting emphasizing the worn/patinated surface typical of carved stone. The catalogue title proposes it is a small head from a statuette probably depicting Amon-Re, but the photograph does not show diagnostic iconographic details (e.g., clear ram attributes, crown details, or inscription) that would allow confident confirmation beyond an Egyptian divine/royal/portrait head type.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.571E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117212 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.
- 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.
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