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Statue fragment

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Description

New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Steatite. H. 5.7 × W. 5.6 × D. 4.1 cm (2 1/4 × 2 3/16 × 1 5/8 in.). From: Medinet Habu, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis excavations, 1913. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914.

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 broken Egyptian statue fragment showing a carved human figure with traces of painted/colored decoration, including a raised arm and part of a garment or collar element.

The object is a small, irregularly broken sculptural piece, with the surviving portion depicting part of a human figure—likely a seated or standing statue—judging by the rounded head/upper face area and the presence of a raised arm on the left side of the fragment. There are molded/relief surface details on the torso and adjacent areas, and the right side includes a vertical sculpted element that could belong to a garment or a stand/edge of the figure. The surface appears stone-like with dark grey/black inclusions and lighter grey body; at least one carved line or band shows remnants of pigment (unclear color). No clearly readable hieroglyphs or a cartouche are visible in the photograph. No additional writing systems (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are apparent.

royal New Kingdom (Ramesside period), as catalogued; exact reign unclear from the image. fragmentary
Materials stone (type unclear in image; catalogued as steatite)possible pigment traces (color unclear)

Connections

Found at Medinet Habu

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116420048 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.6.41b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553122 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.