Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny

Middle Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 106

The inscription on this statuette identifies an overseer of priests named Ameny whose father was named Nebankh. The offering text mentions the god Sobek of Shedet, suggesting that the statuette is from the Fayuum area where this god was worshipped.

Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny, Limestone

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Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny, Limestone
Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny, Limestone
Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny, Limestone
Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny, Limestone
Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny, Limestone
Statuette of the Overseer of Priests Ameny, Limestone

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