Fragment of a Uraeus with the Head of a King

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 stone sculptural fragment shows a stylized royal male head with a surrounding ureaeus-like element, carved in dark hard stone.

The image depicts a black/dark gray stone fragment consisting of the upper portion of a figure: a human head in profile (facing right) with a carved face, prominent nose, and simplified features. Above and behind the head, a ridge or projecting form curves like a cobra hood/ureaeus crest, suggesting the “uraeus with the head of a king” type of monument. The piece is broken at the lower portion, where the body/stand is no longer preserved. Surface wear and minor chips are visible, but the head and surrounding ureaeus-forms remain clear enough to indicate a royal uraeus motif. No legible hieroglyphs are visible on the fragment in this image; no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. Although the catalogue states diorite (black granite), the photo quality/lighting prevents fine-grained material confirmation; the stone appears as dark polished/ground sculpture consistent with that description.