Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Head of a King or God
Description
Caption: Head of a King or God, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E. Granodiorite with feldspar phenocrystals, 6 1/2 × 5 5/16 × 2 3/8 in., 3.5 lb. (16.5 × 13.5 × 6 cm, 1.59kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of David Curzon, 2018.4.
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 fragment of a stone sculpture depicting part of a human face.
The artifact is a fragmentary black stone piece showcasing a portion of a human face. The sculpture includes part of the nose, eyes, and lips. The surface appears polished, indicating skilled craftsmanship. Notable features include the partial preservation of facial contours suggesting artistic attention to detail.
unclear
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 2018.4 tier-2
- BKM-Object 224448 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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