Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Head of a king as Khepri, possibly Ptolemy VI Philometor Ptolemaic or Roman Period
Description
Head, Ptolemy VI Philometor. Ptolemaic or Roman Period, reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor, 180–145 B.C. Limestone, paint traces. H. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); W. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); D. 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Kings, Heads. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275440 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 66.99.166 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548363 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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