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Statuette of Senbi

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Description

Statuette, Senbi. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint. H. 30.1 cm (11 7/8 in.). From: Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–11. Subject: Men. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.

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 painted wooden Egyptian male statuette standing frontally on a rectangular base, with a shaven head and simplified facial features.

The image shows a small, full-length standing figure with arms hanging at the sides and legs together. The head is bald (no visible wig), with a rounded skull and stylized facial features (eyes and nose indicated in dark paint). The torso appears slender and bare; a white/cream painted garment wraps the lower body (from around the waist down to the knees/upper legs), while the arms and lower legs are left in a brown/red-brown skin tone. The statuette stands on a rectangular block base with worn edges and surface losses. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the body or base in this image. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The surface shows extensive wear consistent with an older wooden object with remaining traces of paint.

royal Middle Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Materials wood (brown surfaces)paint (remaining cream/white garment and dark facial details)

Connections

Found at Meir
Materials Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281654 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.182.60 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546302 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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