Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture

Relief Plaque with head of a goddess or a queen

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

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.

Fragment of an ancient Egyptian relief depicting a head with a uraeus.

The artifact is a fragment of a stone relief featuring the profile of a head wearing a headdress. The distinguishable feature is the uraeus, suggesting a royal or divine aspect. The carving is detailed, with clean lines and a focus on the headdress. The craftsmanship indicates a high level of skill, typical of Egyptian art intended to portray divinity or royalty.

royal New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone

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Materials Limestone
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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