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Model of a Male Face

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Description

<p>This model of a face has raised eyebrows and an incomplete beard. On the back is a circle design, scratched. The top is broken. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.363' rel='external'>Model of a Male Face</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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.

Stone sculptural head in profile-frontal view depicting a male face with closed eyes and stylized facial features.

The image shows a carved head and upper neck forming a male face with downcast/closed eyes, arched eyebrows, a straight nose, and a composed mouth. The ears are rounded and prominent. A broad, striped headdress/wig is rendered across the top of the head with curved, band-like detailing near the temples. The lower edge suggests the neck and a beard-like or chin framing element; the beard area is stylized with an engraved/relief-like contour rather than free-standing hair. The head sits mounted on a rectangular dark base. No clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscription is visible on the face or around the base in this image.

decorative unknown good
Materials limestone (as catalogued; surface appears stone)

Inscriptions (2)

Inscription #1

English description

[Number] On old label: no. 3;
Inscription #2

English description

[Number] On old label: no. 1929

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 22.363 tier-2
  • Walters-id 6456 tier-2

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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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