Servant Grinding Grain
Description
Statuette, woman grinding. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, second half, ca. 2420–2323 B.C. limestone, paint. H. 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.). Probably from: Giza, Memphite Region. Subject: Female Nudes, Servants. Credit: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1979.
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.
Painted limestone Egyptian sculpture fragment depicting the head and upper torso of a standing figure with a nemes-style wig and a broad collar.
The image shows a close-up of an Egyptian sculpted figure’s head and upper chest. The person wears a striped headdress resembling the nemes (broad banded crown/wig) and has a painted face with defined features. Below the chin, the figure’s shoulders and upper torso are visible, with remnants of paint and traces of a collar or ceremonial neck ornament. No clear grinding tools (e.g., querns, grain bins) are visible in this crop; the object appears primarily as a head/torso fragment on a modern support mount. The background is plain, and there are no legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other text visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247881 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 1979.403 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552233 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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).
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