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Torso of an official of Nectanebo I

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Description

Statue, Torso of an official. Late Period, Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo I, 380–362 B.C. Gray green diorite. H. 43.5 x W. 23.8 x D. 13.5 cm (17 1/8 x 9 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.). Probably from: Saft el-Hina (Per-Sopdu), Eastern Delta. Subject: Men. Credit: Purchase, Anne and John V. Hansen Egyptian Purchase Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2002.

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 stone torso of a male official, preserved from the upper torso down to the waist, with no clearly readable inscriptions visible on the image.

The artifact is a carved stone torso of an adult male figure, shown from the front, with a narrow neckline and shoulders; the head is not visible (suggesting a torso fragment). The chest and abdomen are modeled in low relief with a belt line across the upper waist area. The surface is worn and darkened in places, with no legible facial features or arms reliably visible. There are no clearly distinguishable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text on the visible front surface. The stone appears dark gray-green/gray with a slightly glossy or polished finish, consistent with a carved diorite-like material.

unclear Late Period (as catalogued) fragmentary
Materials dark gray-green stone (diorite/stone)

Connections

Royals Nectanebo I

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276474 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 2002.248 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547693 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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