Head from a Shabty of King Akhenaten
Description
Caption: Head from a Shabty of King Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Quartzite, 3 3/8 x 3 11/16 x 2 7/8 in. (8.6 x 9.3 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1867. (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 small stone sculptural head carved in the style of an Egyptian royal figure (front-facing with the wig/hat integrated), shown from the shoulders upward.
The image shows a frontal view of a carved stone head, with a closely modeled facial structure and a headdress/wig forming a cap-like shape around the head. The eyes are recessed and worn/damaged; facial features (nose and mouth) are schematically carved. The sculpture appears broken or trimmed at the lower edges, suggesting it is a detached head fragment. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or inscriptions are visible on the visible surface. There are no discernible cartouches, names, or deities depicted in the image. The surface is mottled and dusty, consistent with stone weathering; the texture and color are consistent with the catalogued quartzite material, though the exact material cannot be confirmed solely from the image.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.1867 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3372 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.
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