Statue of a Family Group
- Medium: Limestone
- Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 2371-2298 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late V Dynasty-early VI Dynasty
- Period: Old Kingdom
- Dimensions: 28 15/16 x 9 1/16 x 9 13/16 in. (73.5 x 23 x 25 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: 37.17E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Image: Front, 37.17E_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Family statues from the Old Kingdom often depict the adult male as the largest figure, indicating his position as head of the household. Here, the much smaller figure of the woman is shown kneeling and embracing her husband's leg in a conventional Egyptian gesture of love and support. The couple's son is depicted naked with his hair in a sidelock and a finger to his mouth—a standard way of indicating that he is a young child.
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