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

Servant Grinding Grain Old KingdomGiza

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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

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

Found at Giza
Materials LimestonePaint

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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