Head and Torso of a King
Description
Object Label: This fragment depicts a king in the pleated linen nemes-headcloth and the uraeus-cobra worn only by royalty. The complete statue probably showed him standing and wearing a short kilt. The well-modeled torso and round, youthful face are characteristic of royal statuary from the Fifth Dynasty. This figure most closely resembles statues of King Niuserre, who may be represented here. Caption: Head and Torso of a King, ca. 2455–2425 B.C.E.. Granite, pigment, 13 3/8 × 6 3/8 × 5 9/16 in. (34 × 16.2 × 14.1 cm) mount (display dims 2024): 13 1/2 × 6 × 5 1/4 in. (34.3 × 15.2 × 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 72.58. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
A weathered stone head and upper torso fragment of a male Egyptian king wearing a traditional nemes headdress.
The image shows a freestanding, vertically oriented sculpture fragment composed of a carved human head connected to the upper torso. The figure wears a striped nemes (royal headcloth) falling from the forehead over the sides of the head; the facial features are worn but the eyes and nose are still modeled. The beard area is indistinct due to erosion, and the remaining surface shows patchy remnants of dark and light coloring that could be surviving pigment. The torso is roughly block-shaped with the garment and chest details largely lost to abrasion. No clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscription fields are visible on the surviving portion. No deities are depicted in a definite, identifiable form; the subject appears consistent with royal statuary rather than divine iconography.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 72.58 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3814 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.
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