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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Statuette of a Cloaked Figure

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Statuette of a Cloaked Figure

Late Dynasty 12 sculptors introduced a new subject: the male figure wearing a full-length, enveloping cloak. This new form—demonstrated by the example seen here—may reflect a sense of introspection evident in later Middle Kingdom texts, or it could refer to Osiris, god of the dead, who was buried in mummy bandages.

Medium: Limestone
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: ca. 1836-1759 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XII Dynasty
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dimensions: 9 1/16 x 5 3/8 in. (23 x 13.7 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 41.83
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Front, 41.83_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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