Hatshepsut
Description
Object Label: If the name on a statue is no longer preserved, archaeologists rely on stylistic analysis to identify its subject. Though this head has often been called Thutmose III, it more likely represents the female pharaoh Hatshepsut. The male ruler Thutmose was usually depicted with a rounder, more delicate face. The feather pattern visible at the back of the head shows that the original statue depicted its subject with the plumage and wings of the falcon-god Horus, denoting kingship. Caption: Hatshepsut, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Granodiorite, 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 4 3/4 in., 16.5 lb. (26.7 × 21.6 × 12.1 cm, 7.48kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 55.118.
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 carved stone head of a human figure wearing a striped/headdress with a uraeus-like element, shown front-facing.
The artifact is a sculpted head (likely the upper portion of a larger statue) with a dark, polished stone surface and a simplified facial expression. The headdress consists of layered bands/stripes curving across the sides of the head, and a raised central element on top that resembles a uraeus-style cobra form. The face shows almond-shaped eyes with incised lids and a nose carved in relief; the mouth is closed with slightly upturned corners. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or separate cartouches are visible in this view; the only markings appear to be sculpted facial features and headdress ornamentation. A fragmentary element extends from the right side of the head, but details are indistinct. The image does not show Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 55.118 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3611 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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