Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Osiris offered by the Astronomer of the House of Amun, Ibeb Third Intermediate PeriodHiba (Ankyronpolis)
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–24, ca. 1070–712 B.C. Leaded bronze; precious-metal leaf; inlays of other materials; wood base with ink or black paint inscription. Statue above base H. 35 cm (13 3/4 in); W 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in); D 9 cm (3 9/16 in); Base H. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in); W 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in); D 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in). From: Nile east bank, above Benisuef, Hiba (Ankyronpolis), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1902-1903. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
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.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276255 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 03.4.11a–d tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547898 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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