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Statuette of a standing man
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 28 x 7.8 cm (11 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1497
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis statue is made of very poor and knotty wood. The left half is broken off and missing, and the surface is split and rough. The back pillar bears incised hieroglyphs. The man wears a wig and a triangular kilt, only a portion of which remains. The kilt has incised hieroglyphs.
ProvenanceBy 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)