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

Amenhotep II in the Double Crown, Kneeling and Offering

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Description

Limestone

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 statue depicting a kneeling figure wearing a tall headdress.

The artifact is a statue of a kneeling male figure, possibly a pharaoh or deity, crafted in a style typical of ancient Egyptian art. The figure is wearing a characteristic tall headdress, and the features are stylized, with a false beard attached to the chin. The pose and attire may suggest a royal or ceremonial role. The statue is made of a light-colored material, likely limestone or similar stone, with some visible wear and minor chipping.

royal New Kingdom good
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Deir el-Medina
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116414833 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 13.182.6 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546745 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.