Estate Figure
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Wood, gesso, paint. H. 112 cm (44 1/8 in.); W. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); D. 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.). From: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), serdab, Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Subject: Ducks, Women, Meketre-Models. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920.
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.
Polychrome painted Egyptian standing estate/worker figure holding a rectangular pole or basket-like object above the head.
The image shows a human female-presenting figure standing upright on a rectangular base. The figure has a short, styled wig with a dark cap/kerchief-like element and a broad beaded collar across the upper chest. She wears a patterned, fitted dress with multicolored bands (green, red, yellow/cream tones) and a long, apron-like garment with vertical striping around the lower body. One arm holds a small implement or object near the hip (partly obscured), while both hands support a large rectangular basket or frame held overhead. The basket is filled with grid-like/lathed material (light-colored). The materials suggested by the visual appearance include painted wood or gesso surface with applied pigment; the pedestal is painted a reddish-brown tone. No readable hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or textual elements are visible on the figure or base in this view.
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- 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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