Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Head possibly from a figure of Amun-Min

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Description

Steatite

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, finely crafted bust of an Egyptian pharaoh with a serene expression.

The artifact is a well-preserved stone bust depicting the head of an Egyptian pharaoh. The style is characteristic of royal portraiture, with a traditional headdress and false beard. The sculpture captures a sense of calm and authority with its clean lines and symmetrical features.

royal New Kingdom excellent
Materials stone

Connections

Deities Amun
Materials Stone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116389573 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 2021.41.153 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 329934 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).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.