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Relief with a Woman's Head

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Description

<p>The relief displays the head and shoulders of a woman with a long wig, a floral diadem and a large hoop earring. The style of the facial features corresponds to the reign of Thutmosis IV and Amenophis III.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.99' rel='external'>Relief with a Woman's Head</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.

A carved limestone relief fragment showing the profile of a woman’s head and upper neck, accompanied by a textured headdress/garment collar with thick, parallel carved bands.

The image depicts a rough-edged limestone relief fragment. On the left, a woman’s profile is shown in side view: the forehead and nose are defined, and the eye is indicated with carved contouring. She wears a ridged headdress or cap rendered as multiple thick, vertical/parallel bands. Below/around the neck and upper shoulder area, a collar or garment is similarly textured with evenly spaced carved grooves and horizontal banding. The right side is less detailed, suggesting the fragment is broken or cropped; no clear background or additional figures are visible. The surface shows weathering/chipping consistent with an older carved piece. No legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible in the provided image, and no cartouche is clearly present.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials carved limestone

Connections

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 22.99 tier-2
  • Walters-id 27474 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
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