Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Canopic jar head of Kay
Description
Linen covered with stucco
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 painted wooden head with blue hair and a yellow face, likely representing a figure from ancient Egypt.
The artifact is a painted wooden representation of a human head, featuring a distinctly blue wig and a yellow-toned face. The expression is calm and stylized, typical of ancient Egyptian art, possibly indicating a funerary or religious function. The paint is well-preserved, and the style aligns with Egyptian artistic conventions, characterized by the use of bold colors and simplified forms.
funerary
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281567 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 11.150.18c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546284 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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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