Upper part of a male seated figure

Middle Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 106

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.

Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)

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Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)
Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)
Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)
Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)
Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)
Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)
Upper part of a male seated figure, Fine-grained grey stone (graywacke?)

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