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First Intermediate Period–early Middle Kingdom
A few examples of copper alloy burial statuary of nonroyal individuals appear beginning in the late Old Kingdom or First Intermediate Period.
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Title: Striding Man
Period: First Intermediate Period–early Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 8–12
Date: ca. 2100–1950 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: arsenical copper
Dimensions: H. 14 × W. 4.2 × D. 2.4 cm (5 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Anne and John V. Hansen Egyptian Purchase Fund, 2007
Object Number: 2007.259
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