Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Fragment of a Royal Head, Probably Apries
Description
Black diorite
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 fragmentary black stone sculpture of a head, likely depicting an ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
The artifact is a fragmentary bust made of black stone, depicting the head of an ancient Egyptian figure, possibly a pharaoh. The surface is smooth with some signs of wear and chipping. The ear and partial face are visible, showcasing typical royal regalia such as a headcloth or crown. The art style is characteristic of Egyptian royal portraiture, with stylized features.
royal
unclear
fragmentary
Materials
black stone
Connections
Materials
Black Stone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246229 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 1994.198 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544884 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.