Upper part of a male seated figure
This head and half of a torso preserves the upper part of the figure of a seated official. The full sculpture would likely have shown the man with his legs folded in front of him and his hands resting on his lap. The official’s age and status are indicated by his soft musculature and underscored by the rolls of fat visible on his chest. It is possible that the statue was deliberately broken, with the eyes, nose, and mouth mutilated to ritually "deactivate" it.
Artwork Details
- Title: Upper part of a male seated figure
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
- Date: ca. 1800–1650 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)
- Dimensions: H. 7.7 × W. 5.3 × D. 5.2 cm (3 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.160
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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