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

Left Side of a Statuette, Probably a Nude Male

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Description

Wood, paint

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

An ancient Egyptian wooden statue depicting a female figure.

The artifact is a slender wooden statue of a female figure, characterized by an elongated neck and simplified facial features. The figure stands upright with detailed arms. The surface appears to have traces of pigment, suggesting it was once painted. The style reflects a simplistic yet elegant design typical of certain periods in ancient Egyptian art.

decorative Middle Kingdom good
Materials wood

Connections

Materials Wood
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