Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Statuette of Merer Middle KingdomAsyut (Lykopolis)

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Description

Statuette, Merer. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 10–11, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint. H. 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.). Probably from: Asyut (Lykopolis). Subject: Men, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1910.

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Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 544203). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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.

Connections

Materials Wood

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116248269 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.176.58 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544203 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83891833 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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