Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Nursing woman Old KingdomGiza
Description
Statuette, woman and child. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Niuserre or later, ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later. Limestone, paint traces. H. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). Probably from: Tomb of Nikauinpu, Giza, Memphite Region. Subject: Infants, Women, Nursing. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252294 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1405 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 543905 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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