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

Fecundity Figure

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Description

Diorite

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 carved stone (diorite) relief block shows a seated/nude male fertility figure standing in a register with an offering table, flanked by dense vertical hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The object is a rectangular relief slab with weathered edges. On the right side, a large human figure with exaggerated fertility features (nude torso/pose) stands or is shown in a striding stance while facing inward toward a decorated offering table; a pair of hands/arms reaches toward or holds elements on the table. The table is segmented by panel lines and has rounded/ornamental forms. Around and behind the figure, multiple short vertical and horizontal hieroglyphic lines fill the surrounding left and right margins. A smaller secondary head/figure appears in the upper right background, partially obscured by damage. The left margin is dominated by a tightly packed column of vertical hieroglyphs. There is no clearly readable cartouche or royal titulary visible at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.

religious Late Period (as catalogued) fragmentary
Materials stone (diorite as catalogued)
Signs Unclear hieroglyphic signs in vertical columns (text too damaged/low-resolution for secure identification) ×20 Human/standing figure in relief (fertility-related iconography)
Visible text "Inscription is present in vertical columns, but no reliable individual word/sign sequence is legible from this image resolution."

Connections

Royals Nectanebo II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116251760 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.182.4b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551787 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.