Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Upper Part of a Statue Probably Depicting a Man
Description
Wood, paint
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 small wooden bust of an ancient Egyptian figure.
The artifact is a wooden bust depicting a figure with short, textured hair, indicative of typical Egyptian styles. The bust is missing its arms but retains facial details, showcasing the characteristic style of carving seen in ancient Egyptian wooden sculptures. The sculpture is mounted on a simple black base for display.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
wood
Connections
Materials
Wood
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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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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