Head of a God
Description
Object Label: The tall White Crown of Upper Egypt flanked by two plumes is an attribute of Osiris, the god of the dead, who is probably represented here. The rare combination of the crown with this type of wig signified a special form of Osiris, worshipped in a chapel or shrine. At least one other figure was carved so close to the god’s right side that the vertical striations on that side of the wig were never completed. Caption: Head of a God, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.. Magnesite marble, 10 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 13/16 in. (25.9 x 14 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 67.14. (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 fragmentary statue head with a traditional headdress.
The artifact depicts the head of a statue with a detailed nemes headdress and uraeus, suggesting it represents royalty or divinity. The style is typical of late New Kingdom to early Ptolemaic sculptures, characterized by smooth, idealized facial features and a serene expression. The artifact is sculpted from granodiorite, indicating it was likely an important piece.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 67.14 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3758 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.