Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · architecture

Drawing of Amenhotep I

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Description

Caption: Drawing of Amenhotep I, ca. 1075–656 B.C.E.. Flax or hemp, 33 × 72 1/2 in. (83.8 × 184.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2029E.

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 large, heavily faded textile fragment or sheet with faint, pen-like outlines and possible marginal drawing marks, photographed laid flat.

The image shows a rectangular object laid horizontally on a light background. The surface appears to be a woven textile (consistent with the catalogue’s flax/hemp material), with numerous areas of abrasion and discoloration. Faint linear marks—possibly a sketch or rough outline of figures and/or hieroglyphic-style strokes—are visible near the upper-left quadrant, but details are too eroded to identify specific signs or a clear composition. A small cluster of darker strokes is visible at the lower-right edge, resembling a drawing or scribble rather than a legible inscription. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No clear cartouches or royal names are readable from this photograph.

decorative Third Intermediate Period (per catalogue); image details too faint to verify from visible marks alone. poor
Materials woven flax or hemp textile (faintly visible)
Signs unknown/illegible linear strokes

Connections

Found at Thebes
Royals Amenhotep I
Materials Linen

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.2029E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 160547 tier-2
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