Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture

Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?)

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Description

Limestone, paint

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.

Carved limestone relief depicting a female profile with a distinct hairstyle.

The artifact is a carved limestone relief, featuring a female profile with a detailed depiction of an Egyptian hairstyle, characterized by long, wavy strands. The carving showcases fine detail in the representation of the hair and facial features, reflecting artistic techniques typical of ancient Egyptian art.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials limestone

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247548 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1985.328.8 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544678 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.