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Statue of Metjetji

Metjetji, the subject of this statue, is shown in later life, with the long kilt of a senior official and, as viewed from the side, a rather flabby torso. The expensive addition of inlaid stone eyes with copper rims suggests that this one was considered the most important of Metjetji's statues. A large head, big eyes, and very long fingers often appear on statues of this time; here they seem to suggest wisdom and maturity.

Medium: Wood, gessoed and painted; alabaster, obsidian, copper
Possible Place Collected: Saqqara, Egypt
Dates: ca. 2371-2288 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late V Dynasty-early VI Dynasty
Period: Old Kingdom
Dimensions: 24 3/16 in. (61.5 cm) Base: 12 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 2 in. (31.8 x 13 x 5.1 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: 51.1
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 51.1_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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