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

Pediese kneeling and pouring libation

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Copper alloy

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 small statue of a seated figure holding a large fish.

The artifact is a small bronze statue depicting a figure seated with a fish. The figure appears to have detailed features, with attention to the contours and expressions. The base of the statue is made of a different stone material, providing a sturdy foundation for the bronze sculpture.

daily life unknown good
Materials bronzestone

Connections

Materials StoneBronze
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  • 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.
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