ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Statuette of a Man

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodOld Kingdom, Dynasty 6

Date2305-2152 BCE

MediumWood, ground, paint

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 TextAs with most private statuary of the Old Kingdom, this statuette likely came from a tomb. At the end the 5th Dynasty through the 6th Dynasty, there is an increase in the use of wood for private statuettes. There is also a noticeable change in the style of human representation at this time in statuary. The human body becomes slim and elongated with minimal musculature, while the head and eyes become very large. Egyptologists refer to this as the "Second Style". Remains of a beaded tassel can just be made out hanging from his kilt over his right leg.
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 view

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