Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Statue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and Family Middle KingdomElephantine
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Sandstone. H. 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.); W. 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); D. 16 cm (6 5/16 in.). Probably originally from: Elephantine, Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Men, Women, Family. Credit: Dodge Fund, 1956.
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(MET-Object 544181).
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- MMA 56.136 PNM textElephantine
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 (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248630 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 56.136 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544181 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83889276 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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