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

Upper Part of a Statue Probably Depicting a Man

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11–12, ca. 2030–1802 BC. Wood, paint. H. 7.2 × W. 5.3 × D. 3.5 cm (2 13/16 × 2 1/16 × 1 3/8 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.

A small painted bust of a human figure (likely male), showing a wig with a net-like pattern, defined facial features, and arms raised from the torso onto a pedestal.

The image shows the upper portion of an Egyptian statue/bust: a human head and torso with short arms visible at shoulder level. The figure wears a close-fitting, patterned head covering/wig made of fine repeating lines, and the face has almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth. The chest and shoulders are worn but show traces of painted surface. The torso includes faint vertical incised/painted lines running from the neck toward the chest, and the arms appear rounded with dark paint in the creases near the elbows/hands. The object is mounted on a modern black rectangular base for display. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or text are visible on the shown surfaces. No clearly identifiable royal names or deities can be confirmed from the image alone; the subject appears consistent with the catalogue’s “upper part of a statue probably depicting a man.”

royal Middle Kingdom (per catalogue ground truth); exact dating from image unclear. good
Materials woodpaintdark pigment (on facial features/accents)

Connections

Materials WoodPaint
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