Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Head of Tutankhamun
Description
Indurated Limestone
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 sculpted limestone head of an Egyptian figure wearing a detailed headdress.
The artifact is a finely crafted limestone sculpture depicting the head of an Egyptian figure, possibly a royal or deity, adorned with a detailed headdress decorated with a dotted pattern. The facial features are elegantly rendered, with attention to the eyes and lips. The styling suggests an emphasis on royal or divine attributes, reflecting skilled craftsmanship in its composition.
royal
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
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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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