Statue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and Family

Statue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and Family

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Senbebu, the central figure of this group, was an overseer of stonemasons, a title indicating that he supervised quarrying and/or stonecutting, professions also held by his father and son. Abetib on the left was likely Senbebu’s wife, while Peryt on the right was either another wife or perhaps a sister-in-law. During the Middle Kingdom, mid-level officials such as Senbebu were increasingly able to commission commemorative monuments of respectable quality.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Statue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and FamilyStatue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and FamilyStatue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and FamilyStatue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and FamilyStatue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and Family

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.