Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Statue of Wepwawet and Isis-Hathor New Kingdom, Ramesside PeriodAsyut (Lykopolis)
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 BCE. Limestone. H. 130 × W. 69 × D. 43 cm, 274.4 kg (51 3/16 × 27 3/16 × 16 15/16 in., 605 lb.). Probably from: Tomb of Siese, Asyut (Lykopolis), Middle Egypt. Subject: Men, Women, Isis. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1917.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Hieroglyphs are present on the central vertical column and on the base; specific sign-by-sign transcription is unclear from the image resolution and wear.
Connections
Found at
Asyut (Lykopolis)
Deities
IsisHathorWepwawetIsis-Hathor
Royals
Ramesses II
Materials
Limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247255 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.2.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544742 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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