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

Upper Part of a Seated Statue of Pharaoh Senwosret III or Amenemhat III

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Description

Steatite or serpentinite

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.

A fragmentary stone statue of an Egyptian pharaoh.

The artifact is a partial stone statue depicting an Egyptian pharaoh. The figure displays the traditional nemes headcloth and a false beard, both indicative of royal iconography. The sculpture is in a seated position, though the lower portion is missing. The style and carving technique suggest it belongs to a historical period known for its monumental sculpture.

royal New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Royals Amenemhat
Materials Limestone
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