Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Fragmentary statue of Ramesses II as a standard bearer
Description
Granodiorite
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 fragmentary statue torso of an ancient Egyptian official.
This artifact is a fragmentary statue representing the torso of an ancient Egyptian official. It shows intricate carved details of a kilt and broad collar, with a portion of an arm visible. There is a column of hieroglyphs running alongside the figure, indicative of the style used for high-ranking individuals. The composition suggests it was part of a larger statue, possibly a standing figure. The craftsmanship is typical of a royal or official representation with detailed textile patterns.
royal
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Signs
Ankh
Visible text
"unknown"
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414617 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 42.2.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546175 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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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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.