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

Head from a Shabty of King Akhenaten

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Description

Caption: Head from a Shabty of King Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Granite, 3 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/4 in. (8.9 x 9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1868. (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 stone bust of an ancient Egyptian figure wearing a nemes headdress.

The artifact is a stone bust depicting a figure wearing the traditional nemes headdress, which was commonly worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. The bust appears to be carved from a dark stone and shows detailed facial features, despite some surface wear likely due to age and weathering. The style is characteristic of classical Egyptian art with an emphasis on symmetry and idealized features.

royal unknown fragmentary
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Tell el-Amarna
Royals Akhenaten
Materials Stone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 35.1868 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3373 tier-2
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