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Statue of Senwosret I Kneeling
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
Middle Kingdom royal statuary frequently depicted the king performing acts of worship. The kneeling pose of a pharaoh holding offering vessels, here missing, was first introduced during the Old Kingdom. Most of these earlier works were small and thus could be handled during ritual performances. This statue is too large for easy movement and was presumably placed near a deity shrine, where it eternalized the king’s act of worship.
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