Seated Statuette of Si-Hathor

Under Amunemhat III, artists revived the Old Kingdom sculptural form of a male figure seated on the ground with his palms resting on his thighs. This form depicts the pious subject asking a funerary deity for offerings in the afterlife.

• Medium: Limestone, painted
• Geographical Location: Thebes, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 1818-1630 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: late XII Dynasty-early XIII Dynasty
• Period: Middle Kingdom
• Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 6 x 7 5/8 in. (26 x 15.2 x 19.4 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
• Accession Number: 37.97E
• Image: "Front", 37.97E_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2005