Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
An ancient base asking blessings from Heka for the Scribe of the Library of Atum Pa-kap, son of the Prophet of Atum Pa-iry-kap and the mistress of the House Hr-ib-Wadjet; statue modern above the ankles Late Period and Modern
Description
Statuette, Heka. Late Period and Modern, 664–332 B.C. and Modern. Bronze, brass, precious metal inlay. H. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); W. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); D. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.) H. (with tangs): 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1948.
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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