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Block Statue of Neskhemenyu, son of Kapefha

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Description

Block Statue, Neskhemnyu; 138-West-Case. Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C. Gabbro, pigment. H. 31 × W. 15.5 × D. 18.2 cm, 12.8 kg (12 3/16 × 6 1/8 × 7 3/16 in., 28.2 lb.). From: Temple of Amun, Cachette, Karnak, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Men, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1907.

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 black stone block statue with a rounded head and a bearded male figure, shown from the front, with a vertical panel of incised hieroglyphs on the chest/upper torso.

The object appears as a compact rectangular block statue in dark stone, with a tightly modelled, smooth head and stylized facial features (almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, and a short beard). The arms are indicated only minimally along the sides, while the torso is dominated by a large incised hieroglyphic text panel occupying the central front. The hieroglyphs are arranged in vertical columns within the chest area; the forms are worn and abraded but clearly belong to a formal inscription style. The base has a slightly projecting plinth. Faint traces of pigment may remain on the surface, but the extent and color are not reliably determinable from the image. No cartouches are clearly legible, and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.

royal Ptolemaic Period (consistent with catalogue; image text/presentation is compatible but not directly readable enough to confirm) good
Materials dark stone (likely gabbro as catalogued)surface pigment traces (faint/uncertain)
Signs incised hieroglyphic columns (exact signs not reliably readable due to wear) ×10

Connections

Found at Karnak

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116726718 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 07.228.26 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547800 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.