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

Head of male statue, perhaps Babaef

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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

Connections

Found at Giza
Materials Limestone
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