Head of male statue
Description
Head, male statue. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2649–2100 B.C. Limestone. H. 10.4 × W. 8 × D. 9.6 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 3 3/4 in.). From: Western Cemetery, In front of G2501, Giza, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: Harvard-Boston MFA excavations, 1912. Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1964.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Stone sculpted head of a male figure wearing a close-fitting striped nemes-style headcloth and kilt-like headdress elements, shown against a neutral background.
The image shows a three-quarter frontal view of a carved stone head placed atop a rectangular modern display base. The male face has downcast almond-shaped eyes with heavy lids, a straight nose, and a simplified mouth. The head is covered by a tightly wrapped, striped headcloth (nemes) rendered in incised horizontal bands running across the forehead and down the sides. The ears are partially visible behind the headcloth folds. No identifiable royal name cartouche or dedicatory inscriptions are visible on the head or around the base. No signs of deities are specifically identifiable from iconography beyond the generic male royal/elite statue style. The object appears to be a worked limestone piece consistent with the catalogue material.
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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