ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Figure of a Man
AAT Object Form/Functionstatues
AAT Object Techniquepainting (image-making)
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date2402-2152 BCE
MediumWood, gesso, pigment
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions23 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (59.1 x 14 x 11.4 cm)
Object number2002.041.001
Label TextDuring the late Old Kingdom, a freer manneristic style developed along with the increasing popularity of wooden statuary. The example here, with its long, expressive face, typifies the best of this new artistic trend. One arm is preserved resting against his side while the other, now lost, would have been bent at the elbow, holding a walking stick, a symbol of his status. The white kilt has traces of paint representing beaded tassels hanging from his belt. This statue is very similar to a famous group of statues found in the Serdab of Metjetji at Saqqara.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - August 15, 2011
Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 2012 - Present
Published ReferencesChristie's New York, Antiquities (June 12, 2002), 150-151, number 260.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
Peter Lacovara, "Life and Death in the Pyramid Age," Minerva 22 (September/October 2011): 12-13.
ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from Christies New York, June 12, 2002, lot 260.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2435-2152 BCE
2435-2306 BCE
2435-2152 BCE
1479-1425 BCE
2435-2152 BCE
2nd Century CE
late 19th-early 20th Century
ca. 1940
early 20th Century
ca. 1950
ca. 2435-2152 BCE
ca. 2435-2152 BCE