Head of a Statue of Amenhotep III, Re-Carved for Ramesses II
Description
<p>King Amenhotep III carried out a number of large-scale architectural and sculptural programs during his long reign (1388-1348 BCE). Ramesses II, a king of the succeeding 19th Dynasty, much admired his predecessor's accomplishments and set out to copy them. At times, he simply usurped or recarved Amenhotep III's works, as in the case of this statue. The khepresh, or "blue crown," appears frequently in royal sculpture of the New Kingdom. The king wore this crown on campaigns or in ceremonial processions. As with all royal headdresses, the coiled, protective uraeus serpent appears at the brow.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.107' rel='external'>Head of a Statue of Amenhotep III, Re-Carved for Ramesses II</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 dark, speckled granite (granodiorite) head of an Egyptian royal statue with a formal nemes-style headcloth and stylized facial features.
The image shows the upper portion of a recut Egyptian statue head, photographed frontally against a light background. The figure wears a patterned headcloth resembling the nemes: a curved, striped/wavy band centered over the forehead and a semicircular arrangement of repeating motifs that suggest a coarse, dotted pattern across the cloth. The face has downcast, almond-shaped eyes, a defined nose, and a straight, closed mouth. A raised, stylized emblem-like shape (possibly part of the headcloth/insignia) appears at the brow/forehead area. The surface is worn and darkened, with visible losses and abrasion around the nose, cheeks, and chin, consistent with an object that has been recarved. No clear royal cartouche or name is visible on the head or background, and there is no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. The overall coloration and speckling are consistent with a dark granite/“granodiorite” surface.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.107 tier-2
- Walters-id 23612 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.