Amunhotep I in the White Crown
Description
Object Label: This raised relief shows Amunhotep I wearing a royal beard and the tall White Crown of Upper Egypt with a royal uraeus-cobra. The fragment comes from one of several chapels that Amunhotep I built within the Karnak Temple for the god Amun. These chapels imitate Middle Kingdom examples erected by Senwosret I of the Twelfth Dynasty, about four hundred years earlier. Certain features, however—including the curved iris of the eye, a long, curving nose with accentuated nostril, and a raised line around the corner of the mouth—typify Eighteenth Dynasty style. Caption: Amunhotep I in the White Crown, ca. 1525–1504 B.C.E.. Limestone, 13 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in. (34.3 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 71.82. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 hewn limestone stone fragment preserves the side profile of a crowned Egyptian king-like figure with some incised facial features and parts of headdress and linework.
The image shows a wedge-shaped limestone fragment with a carved profile of a male figure facing right. The figure wears a crown/headdress; the lower edge of the crown and the temple/cheek area are visible, along with a stylized eye, brow, and mouth. There are also incised decorative/inscription-like lines near the face and along the right side, but the signs are too incomplete to read confidently. No clear full cartouche or complete royal titulary is visible in the provided view. The fragment is broken on multiple edges, with missing upper and lower portions; the surface shows shallow carving and worn/eroded details.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 71.82 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3803 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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