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Statue of Senenmut Holding a Sistrum

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Porphyritic diorite. H. 22 5 cm (8 7/8 in.); W. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); D. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.). Possibly from: Upper Egypt, Thebes. Subject: Men. Credit: Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 544469). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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.

Front-facing view of a standing Egyptian statue with a broad wig and a human figure holding an object in front of the chest.

The image shows a dark stone statue (likely polished, with areas of wear) carved in a frontal, hieratic style. The figure has a tripartite-style broad wig (base at the shoulders, with carved horizontal ridges/strands) and a defined face with a straight nose, outlined eyes, and a closed mouth. The arms are held forward holding a rectangular element that resembles a sistrum or its frame-like handle; beneath and around it there are incised bands suggesting ritual detailing. The pedestal/base is integrated with the figure. No legible hieroglyphs or cartouches are visible on the front in this image. Lighting and resolution do not allow confident identification of a named royal figure or exact inscription text.

royal New Kingdom (as catalogued); specific dynasty/regnal details unclear from this image. good
Materials dark stonepolished stone surface

Connections

Deities Hathor
Materials Dark StonePolished Stone Surface

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235415 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 48.149.7 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544469 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83910227 tier-2 (inventory-match)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • 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.