Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Head of an early Ptolemy, possibly from a sphinx
Description
Limestone
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 fragmented stone head of an Egyptian statue wearing a nemes headdress.
The artifact depicts the head of an Egyptian statue, showcasing a nemes headdress, a symbol of royalty. The statue is made from stone, and the surface shows signs of wear and erosion, particularly on the face. The style is typical of royal sculptures, with almond-shaped eyes and a formal expression. Notable features include the detailed headdress with striped patterns.
royal
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281897 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 41.6.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546109 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.