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Lower half of the figure of the dignitary Anu

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Statue, Anu (lower half). Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13 probably, ca. 1802–1640 B.C. Stone. H. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); D. of torso 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). Probably from: Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1969.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 555934). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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.

Fragmentary lower portion of a carved Egyptian dignitary figure holding part of a text column and raised arm/hand, with a seated/standing base preserved.

The image shows a broken stone sculpture representing only the lower half of a larger dignitary statue. A dark greenish-brown stone surface is preserved with chisel marks and weathering. The figure’s left side includes a raised hand with separated finger forms. In the center, a vertical panel of incised hieroglyphs is visible on the torso/side area (only some signs survive clearly; other portions are eroded). The lower area includes a rigid, block-like base and a suggestion of leg/seat boundaries, but the full stance and feet are incomplete. No clearly legible royal titulary or cartouche is visible. The catalogue title identifies the person as the dignitary Anu; while a hieroglyphic text is present, the image does not provide enough legible text to confirm or deny the specific name ‘Anu’.

daily life Middle Kingdom (consistent with catalogue) fragmentary
Materials stone
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs in a vertical column (partly eroded) ×8
Visible text "Vertical column of hieroglyphs on the figure’s body/torso area; specific words/sign values not fully legible due to breakage and erosion."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Vertical column of hieroglyphs on the figure’s body/torso area; specific words/sign values not fully legible due to breakage and erosion.

Connections

Materials Stone

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243488 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1976.383 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 555934 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83889465 tier-2 (inventory-match)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.