Statuette of a Striding Man

• Medium: Limestone, paint
• Geographical Locations:
  • Egypt
  • Back of Hu, perhaps Arika (Gebel el-Araq?), Egypt
• Dates: ca. 2288-2170 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: late VI Dynasty
• Period: Old Kingdom
• Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/4in. (16.9 x 7.7 x 4.4 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Exhibitions:
  • To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (February 12, 2010 through May 2, 2010)
• Accession Number: 16.238
• Image: 16.238_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2005

Catalogue Description:
Painted limestone statuette of a standing man. Conventional Old Kingdom posture. Incised necklace, plain kilt. Wig of 6th dynasty type. Plinth runs up to pelvis. No inscription. Condition: Flesh painted red, kilt white, base and plinth yellow. Assembled from three fragments