Ptolemaic King (perhaps Ptolemy VI)
Description
Object Label: Second-century B.C.E. Ptolemaic kings like this one guaranteed honesty in manufacturing and accounting for animal mummies. For example, royal regulations ensured that each linen packet contained only one body rather than combining multiple commissions in a single set of wrappings, or not including any animal at all. They also insisted on standard accounting practices, so that corrupt priests could not cheat the worshippers or the institutions that prepared and buried the mummies. Caption: Ptolemaic King (perhaps Ptolemy VI), 150–100 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 12 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 27.4 x 24.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Christos G. Bastis in honor of Richard Fazzini, 1995.28. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
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.
A roughly carved stone relief/face fragment depicting the front of a male royal figure with a striped nemes-style headdress, accompanied by incised hieroglyphic lines at the sides.
The image shows a large, weathered fragment of a stone sculptural relief with a central, forward-facing human head and upper shoulders. The figure wears a patterned headdress resembling a nemes (striped cloth) across the forehead and down the sides of the face. The facial features are schematic due to damage and erosion: the eyes and mouth are carved in low relief, and the nose area shows wear. On both left and right sides of the fragment, there are shallow incised horizontal lines that may belong to hieroglyphic or decorative framing, but individual signs are not clear enough to read confidently. Overall the object appears to be a limestone sculptural element with traces of pigment remaining in the carved areas, consistent with a painted Ptolemaic royal depiction. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clear cartouche containing a readable royal name is legible in this image.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 1995.28 tier-2
- BKM-Object 154113 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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