Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Statue of Idi Old KingdomAbydos

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Description

Statue, Idi. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2200 B.C. Limestone. H. 39.2 × W. 13.1 × D. 20.4 cm (15 7/16 × 5 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.). Possibly from: Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt. Subject: Men, Portraits. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1937.

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.

Connections

Found at Abydos

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116413413 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 37.2.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 543999 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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