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

Statuette

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Description

Statuette, Nubian girl. Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2030–1981 B.C. Wood, paint. H. 14.8 × W. 3.9 × D. 5.3 cm (5 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 2 1/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 511, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.

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.

Small painted Egyptian statuette fragment on a modern display rod, with a narrow standing human-like figure and segmented painted decoration on the torso.

The image shows a fragmentary, small statuette standing upright on a modern support rod. Only part of the figure is preserved: the head/upper body are incomplete, and the figure narrows upward, suggesting a human-form figure. The torso and lower preserved portion are covered with geometric/blocky painted bands in black, brown/ochre, and cream, arranged in horizontal segments and rectangular blocks. A small projecting element at the upper preserved area may represent an arm or hand but is unclear due to breakage and missing details. No clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible. No modern labels or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text appear in the photograph. The paint surface is flaked and worn, with background showing a yellow-brown substrate, consistent with a wood core covered in paint.

royal Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; exact reign/phase unknown from image) fragmentary
Materials wood (substrate inferred)paint (polychrome surface)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116389563 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.3.232 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544217 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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