Priest with Divine Standards
Description
Object Label: To the right of the central figure of a priest is the standard of a human-headed god wearing a crown with horns and double plumes, perhaps Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. To the left is the standard of the lion-headed goddess Sakhmet, who sports a solar disk. These standards are indications of privilege representing the king's essential life force, known as his ka. They enabled the bearer to hear prayers and to forward them to the gods. Such standard-bearing sculptures were popular in Dynasty XIX, and this fragment can be dated to that time by the type of wig the priest wears and by his downward-slanting, almond-shaped eyes. Most comparable sculptures, however, bear only one standard, usually the ram-headed god Amun. Caption: Priest with Divine Standards, ca. 1295–1185 B.C.E.. Stone, 5 1/2 x 7 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (14 x 18.5 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 71.37.1. (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.
A weathered stone head of an Egyptian male, shown in strict frontal view with closed eyes and a headdress, carved in low relief on all visible surfaces.
The object appears to be the upper portion of a carved stone figure (likely a priest/official per catalogue context). The face is centered with a straight nose, stylized lips, and downcast/closed eyelids; both ears are partially visible. A shaped headdress or wig is visible at the sides/top of the head. The carving is worn, with surface pitting and erosion that obscures fine details such as facial inscriptions, specific attributes, or distinguishing iconography. No clear divine insignia, divine standards, or accompanying figures are visible in this image; only the head/upper section is shown. No legible hieroglyphic text (Egyptian) and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic inscriptions are visible. Materials visible include the rough grey-brown stone, with tool marks and wear consistent with an ancient carved piece.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 71.37.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3800 tier-2
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