Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Head of a Thutmose IV or a Young Amenhotep III
Description
Listwaenite (i.e. low grade metamorphosed peridotite, found in several areas flanking the Red Sea, including Oman peninsula)
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.
Statue head depicting a pharaoh wearing a nemes headdress.
The image shows the head of an ancient Egyptian statue, likely of a pharaoh. The figure is wearing a nemes headdress, characterized by the striped pattern and flaring form. The facial features are crafted with a serene expression, typical of royal depictions. Despite some wear, the craftsmanship demonstrates fine detail, especially in the headdress texture.
royal
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
stone
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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