Statue of a Seated Man in a Cloak

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111

The large wig shows that this small cloaked figure was carved during the Thirteenth Dynasty. The eyes and eyebrows are shaped archaistically in the manner of the early Middle Kingdom.

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Title: Statue of a Seated Man in a Cloak
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 31 cm (12 3/16 in); width of base 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); depth of base 21 cm (8 1/4 in)
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.8.73
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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