Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Head of male statue, perhaps Babaef
Description
Granite
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.
A sculpture fragment depicting the head of an ancient Egyptian figure.
The image presents a fragmentary stone sculpture of a head, likely from a bust, made from a material resembling limestone. The sculpture shows the face of an individual with detailed facial features and a headdress typical of ancient Egyptian art. The style and craftsmanship suggest it could belong to a funerary or royal context.
funerary
Old Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
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