Upper Part of a Male Statue, Possibly the Vizier Nebit
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
This small, beautifully sculpted male figure with an intricate wig comes from the elite cemetery directly north of King Senwosret III’s pyramid complex at Dahshur. As in the Old Kingdom, the highest officials placed their tombs near the pyramid of the ruler they served. This head was found in the burial chamber of the vizier Nebit, but it originally stood in an aboveground tomb chapel. Additional fragments suggest that the statue depicted a cross-legged position.
This small, beautifully sculpted male figure with an intricate wig comes from the elite cemetery directly north of King Senwosret III’s pyramid complex at Dahshur. As in the Old Kingdom, the highest officials placed their tombs near the pyramid of the ruler they served. This head was found in the burial chamber of the vizier Nebit, but it originally stood in an aboveground tomb chapel. Additional fragments suggest that the statue depicted a cross-legged position.
Artwork Details
- Title: Upper Part of a Male Statue, Possibly the Vizier Nebit
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Late Dynasty 12
- Date: ca. 1878-1802 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Dahshur, Tomb of Nebit
- Medium: Granodiorite
- Dimensions: H. 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.); W. 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); D. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Allard Pierson Museum, the Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art