Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Head from a statuette
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 painted red limestone head depicting an Egyptian male or female figure with a detailed wig.
The artifact is a painted sculpture of a head, possibly representing a noble or high-ranking individual, showcasing detailed painting techniques. The wig is intricately carved and painted, suggesting a style prevalent in ancient Egyptian portraiture. The reddish complexion and defined facial features like eyes and lips are notable, reflecting the stylistic preferences of the period.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247541 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 31.114.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544685 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.