The Steward Au

Statue of the Steward Au
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I–early Amenemhat II, ca. 1920–1900 B.C.E.
Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, el-Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Tomb R 8, Burials A x, MMA 1915-1916
Limestone (indurated), paint, h. 38 cm (14 15/16 in); w. 25 cm (9 13/16 in)
Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
Rogers Fund, 1916, MMA 16.10.333


Anubis (Anpu) is there upon a plinth by Au's big toe.