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

Funerary Figure of Isis, Singer of the Aten

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Description

New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Limestone. H. 22.3 × W. 7.2 × D. 6 cm (8 3/4 × 2 13/16 × 2 3/8 in.). Probably from: Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt. Subject: Isis. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.

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.

Limestone funerary figure carved in the shape of a standing woman with a wig/headdress and a broad collar, hands held forward, with vertical inscriptions on the body.

The image shows a small, vertically oriented stone figure on a base. The figure’s head is covered by a smooth, close-fitting wig or cap; a modest face with downcast expression is carved in low relief. Around the neck is a broad ornamental collar with layered bands. The arms are held forward at mid-torso with the hands grasping or supporting a centrally placed element. Across the lower body there is a vertical field of incised or lightly carved hieroglyphic signs arranged in lines, running from the collar area down toward the feet. The back is not shown. No clear Aten-specific symbol (e.g., the sun disk) or explicit Amarna-style iconography is visible in the provided image. There is no readable Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text. The inscription details are partially worn/unclear, so individual sign identifications are limited to general presence of hieroglyphs rather than confident readings.

funerary New Kingdom, Amarna period (as catalogued); iconography not sufficiently clear to confirm visually from this image alone good
Deities Isis (catalogue subject; not explicitly confirmable from the visible inscription/iconography in this image)Aten (not explicitly confirmable from the visible iconography in this image)
Materials limestone (light beige stone, carved)
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs in a vertical register (specific signs not confidently readable) ×10

Connections

Deities IsisAten

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243162 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 66.99.38 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545907 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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