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Upper Part of a Male Statue, Possibly the Vizier Nebit

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1878-1802 B.C.

Not on view

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.

Upper Part of a Male Statue, Possibly the Vizier Nebit, Granodiorite — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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

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