Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Head of a Nubian Man (Sculptor's Trial Piece?)
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.
A carved limestone relief depicting the profile of a Nubian with braided hair.
The artifact is a limestone relief fragment showcasing an intricately detailed profile of a Nubian figure. The notable features include finely carved braided hair and defined facial features, suggesting a depiction of an ethnic type familiar in Egyptian art styles used to represent individuals from neighboring regions. The artwork reflects skilled craftsmanship in capturing cultural iconography.
decorative
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247544 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.2.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544681 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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