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

Figure of a male beer-maker

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Description

Limestone, 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.

A sculpture of a kneeling servant washing hands in a basin.

The artifact is a detailed sculpture depicting a male servant bent over a basin, suggesting a scene of hygiene or cleaning. The figure is crafted with attention to anatomical detail, and the basin features concentric circle decorations. The style is characteristic of daily life representations in Egyptian art.

daily life Middle Kingdom good
Materials woodpaint

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials WoodPaint
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