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

Fragment of a Head

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Description

Caption: Fragment of a Head, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, 1 1/4 × 1 in. (3.2 × 2.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.50.

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 fragmented stone face sculpture depicting an ancient Egyptian profile.

This is a fragmentary piece of a stone sculpture displaying the profile of a face. The style is typical of traditional Egyptian artistry, with a calm and stoic expression. Not much detail is visible due to the fragmentary state, but the craftsmanship suggests it may have been part of a larger statue, possibly a depiction of a deity or royal figure.

unclear unknown fragmentary
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Tell el-Amarna
Materials Stone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 33.50 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 35963 tier-2
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