Statuette of the Steward Senbi
Description
Statuette, Senbi. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early, ca. 1981–1885 B.C. Wood, painted; copper alloy eye sockets, white crystal eye balls, black paste iris. H. 41 cm (16 1/8 in.); W. base 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. 18 cm (7 1/16 in.). Probably from: Meir, Middle Egypt. Subject: Men. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
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- MMA 11.150.27 PNM text
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 small painted wooden Egyptian human statuette standing upright on a rectangular base, shown nude and with a simplified head and facial features.
The image shows a male-presenting human figure depicted frontally with a bald/closely shaven head, simplified facial features (closed or neutral eyes, thin brows), and no visible wig or crown. The torso is nude with arms relaxed at the sides; the figure wears a white-painted, knee-length wrap or kilt. The skin surface appears largely unpainted or lightly painted, with visible age-related losses and abrasions. The statuette stands on a rectangular wooden base. On the base there are faint, worn markings that could be residual paint or low-relief/inscription traces, but no clearly legible hieroglyphs are visible in this image. No deities, royal cartouches, or explicit identifying inscriptions can be confirmed from the photograph. The eyes appear present but the specific materials listed in the catalogue (copper alloy sockets, white crystal eyeballs, black paste iris) are not clearly verifiable at this resolution; only the overall presence/placement of the eyes is apparent. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244059 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 11.150.27 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545477 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83897806 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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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).
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