Face of a Man with Part of a Short Echeloned Wig
Description
Old Kingdom, ca. 2200–2100 BC. Wood, paint. H. 6.8 × W. 4.9 × D. 2.7 cm (2 11/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 1/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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.
Painted wooden head representing a man, showing large inset-style eyes, a defined nose, and a short wig with layered/echeloned strands across the top.
The image shows the frontal face portion of a seated or sculpted male figure. The man has heavy-lidded, kohl-lined eyes with detailed irises and pupils, a straight nose with a prominent bridge, and a small mouth with downturned lips. The skin is painted in warm brown/orange tones with darker accents for facial features. The top of the head has a short, rounded wig rendered with repeated, stepped/layered ridges that resemble short echeloned strands; the wig surface is painted in lighter tan/gray tones with darker lines between ridges. No visible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions appear on the face or wig area in this view. No deities or royal names are identifiable from the provided image. Materials visible are consistent with a painted wood artifact (wood surface with paint/plaster-like coating).
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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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