Kneeling Priest, Pouring Libation
Description
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664–200 B.C. Copper alloy. H. 4.9 × W. 2 × D. 2.2 cm (1 15/16 × 13/16 × 7/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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 seated kneeling male figure holding a vessel posture consistent with libation offering.
The image shows a small patinated metal sculpture of a human figure kneeling or seated on a low base. The figure has a bald or close-cropped head and a slim torso with the arms held forward across the body, suggesting a ritual action such as offering or pouring (consistent with a libation scene). The surface is dark to greenish-brown with visible corrosion/patina and minor wear; fine facial and garment details are limited by scale and resolution. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or other readable text is visible on the figure or base. No distinct attributes that can be securely linked to a specific deity are clearly identifiable from this view.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116408806 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 2021.41.139 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 329919 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.