Amunhotep I in the White Crown
Description
Object Label: This raised relief shows Amunhotep I wearing a royal beard and the tall White Crown of Upper Egypt with a royal uraeus-cobra. The fragment comes from one of several chapels that Amunhotep I built within the Karnak Temple for the god Amun. These chapels imitate Middle Kingdom examples erected by Senwosret I of the Twelfth Dynasty, about four hundred years earlier. Certain features, however—including the curved iris of the eye, a long, curving nose with accentuated nostril, and a raised line around the corner of the mouth—typify Eighteenth Dynasty style. Caption: Amunhotep I in the White Crown, ca. 1525–1504 B.C.E.. Limestone, 13 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in. (34.3 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 71.82. (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.
Fragment of an ancient Egyptian relief showing a profile of a pharaoh.
The artifact is a limestone relief fragment depicting the profile of a pharaoh. The style is characteristic of Egyptian art with a distinct profile view, detailed headdress, and regal expression. Notable features include the traditional nemes headdress and uraeus on the forehead, signifying royalty. The craftsmanship is intricate, though the fragment is weathered.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 71.82 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3803 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.
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