Pair Statue of Amenemhat and Ahmose-Baketamun
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1478–1425 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 27.3 (10 3/4 in.); W. 16 (6 5/16 in.); D. 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.). Probably from: Elephantine, Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Mrs. J. E. Childs, in memory of her husband, 1912.
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- MMA 12.213 PNM text
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.
Photograph of a small Egyptian stone block showing the front faces of two standing figures in relief, separated by a vertical back pillar-like element, with traces of incised hieroglyphs below and between the figures.
The object is shown front-on against a dark background. Two standing, human-form figures are carved in low relief: a left figure and a right figure, each with a garment-like vertical rendering and a head/upper body area that is heavily worn but still suggests a formal, statue-like pose. Between/around the figures is a narrow vertical section that reads like a back pillar or central supporting plane. At the base there is a ledge/plinth. Incised marks resembling hieroglyphic signs are visible in the lower register on the right figure’s lower area and also faintly on the left figure’s lower/adjacent field; however, the exact signs and spellings are not clear enough to transcribe reliably. No clear cartouche borders are visible, and no legible royal or personal names can be confirmed from this image alone. The surface appears stone-textured with small chips and abrasions, consistent with an older carved monument. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
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Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235298 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.213 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548231 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83910072 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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.
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