WALTERS-EG
Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Head of a Priest
Description
<p>This head is carved in the round. The priest's head is shaven with a flat top. His ears are broken off, and traces are polished away. His nose, mouth, and chin are restored.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.358' rel='external'>Head of a Priest</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (2)
Inscription #1
English description
[Number] On old label: 29;
Inscription #2
English description
[Inscription] On old label: Upper Egypt
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.358 tier-2
- Walters-id 31721 tier-2
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