Statue of an Offering Bearer, Tomb of Meketre

“They’ve captured her in a moment in time.”

Statue of an Offering Bearer, c. 1981–1975 B.C.E., early reign of Amenemhat I, Dynasty 12, Middle Kingdom Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), serdab, MMA 1920, wood, gesso, paint. Video from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Title Statue of an Offering Bearer
Artist(s) Unrecorded artist
Dates c. 1981–1975 B.C.E.
Places Africa / North Africa / Egypt
Period, Culture, Style Ancient Mediterranean / Ancient Egyptian / Middle Kingdom
Artwork Type Sculpture
Material Wood, Pigment
Technique Carving , Polychromy

Cite this page as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Statue of an Offering Bearer, Tomb of Meketre," in Smarthistory, March 5, 2021, accessed February 20, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/offering-bearer-tomb-meketre/.