Head and Bust of an Official in a Double Wig
Description
Object Label: During the nearly two hundred fifty years of Dynasty 18, fashions for men and women grew increasingly elaborate. One of the most popular masculine hairstyles during the reign of Amunhotep III was the “double wig” depicted on this head, consisting of long strands on top of sausage-like curls. The neckline of this statue’s shirt is still preserved. Caption: Head and Bust of an Official in a Double Wig, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Red granite, 4 1/2 x 4 9/16 x 3 3/4 in. (11.4 x 11.6 x 9.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.28. (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 sculpted head of an Egyptian figure with a detailed headdress.
The image depicts a sculpted head, likely of an official or dignitary. The piece displays a smooth, symmetrical face with detailed eyes, nose, and lips. The headdress is notable for its striated texture, common in Egyptian art to represent stylized hair or a wig. The material appears dark, possibly granite, suggesting the artifact was a high-status object.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 86.226.28 tier-2
- BKM-Object 4263 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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