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Head of a Female Figure from the Tomb of Khety

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051–2000 B.C. Wood, paint and paste fill. H. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.); W. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); D. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). From: Tomb of Khety (TT 311, MMA 508), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Subject: Heads, Women. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Painted wooden head of a female figure, shown front-facing with simplified facial features and a smooth wig cap over the scalp.

The image shows a single, front-facing head carved in wood and coated with paint and a paste-like fill. The female facial features are modeled with arched painted eyebrows, half-lidded eyes, a small nose, and a closed mouth. Dark painted lines define the eyelids and eyebrows; the cheeks and chin show lighter paint and abrasion consistent with age. The head has a rounded wig cap or headdress covering the top and sides, with faint surface texture and hairline impression marks on the crown. The ears are partially visible on both sides. A rectangular wooden base/platform is visible beneath the head in the photograph; the background is a neutral studio backdrop. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other text are visible on the head or base in this image.

decorative Middle Kingdom (per catalogue); stylistic date unclear from image alone good
Materials woodpaintpaste/filler (paint and paste fill)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116251915 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.3.104a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544053 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • 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.