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

Upper Part of a of Woman from a Pair Statue

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Description

White limestone with traces of black paint

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.

Limestone bust of a female figure with detailed headdress.

The artifact depicts a limestone bust of a woman wearing a detailed wig or headdress. The craftsmanship suggests an emphasis on the intricacies of her styling, typical in Egyptian art portrayals of nobility or deities. The figure's face is stylized with defined eyes and a serene expression. The piece appears fragmentary, and the back part of the sculpture is incomplete.

royal unclear fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Deities Hathor
Materials Limestone
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