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Statuette of Huwebenef

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Description

Statuette, standing man. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Ahmose I–Thutmose II, ca. 1550–1479 B.C. Wood. H. 35 cm (13 3/4 in.); w. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); d. 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.). From: Tomb CC 37, Hall (C), burial 24, inside coffin, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911. Subject: Men. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

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Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 544491). 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.

A small, standing human figure (statuette) with a shaved/bald head and a plain face, arms hanging at the sides, wearing a simple kilt-like garment.

The image shows a full-length, nude-to-partially-draped standing statuette with a bald or closely shaven head, large almond-shaped eyes, and a smooth, simplified facial structure. One arm hangs along the side while the other is similarly positioned; the torso is slender and the legs extend down to a rectangular block base. The figure wears a simple garment concentrated around the hips/lower torso, with a carved belt and a faintly incised rectangular panel on the front. The lower part of the figure’s feet stands on a dark, rectangular base. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or legible text are visible on the figure or base in this view.

royal New Kingdom (ground truth from catalogue; specific reign unclear from image) fragmentary
Materials wood (catalogue ground truth; image appears painted/burnished and could be wood, but base shows darker material—material not conclusively identifiable from image)painted surface (thin reddish-brown coating visible)

Connections

Found at Asasif

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247740 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.1414a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544491 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83911690 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.