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Head of a woman New KingdomGurob

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Description

Head, woman. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Ivory (Hippopotamus), Egyptian blue (traces). H. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in); D. 2.2 cm (7/8 in). Possibly from: Gurob, Fayum Entrance Area. Subject: Heads, Women. Credit: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Materials Ivory

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235435 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1989.281.93 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544055 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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