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Statue of Wepwawet and Isis-Hathor

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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

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 limestone group statue shows two standing Egyptian deities/figures flanking a central vertical column of hieroglyphs, with a human-headed woman on the left and a jackal-headed man on the right.

The object is a tall, standing sculptural group in relief in the round. On the left stands a female figure with a tripartite wig-style headdress and a broad collar (details of the face and body are worn but the posture is intact). On the right stands a male figure with a jackal (or jackal-like) head, a tall wig/feathered crown elements, and a broad collar; the body is modeled frontally with the arms held close to the torso. The two figures face forward and flank a central hieroglyphic register/column that is bordered by structural framing. The lower base contains additional carved text, though portions are abraded. A large backing surface behind the figures is used for the hieroglyphs. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. Only hieroglyphic carving is clearly present.

religious New Kingdom, Ramesside Period (as catalogued) good
Deities Wepwawet (jackal-headed figure; likely)Isis-Hathor (female figure; likely)
Materials limestone
Signs winged solar disc and/or divine emblems (central column border elements; exact reading unclear) hieroglyphic text in vertical central column (multiple signs; exact reading unclear due to wear) ×20 additional hieroglyphic bands on base (multiple signs; partially worn) ×15
Visible text "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."

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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  • 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.