Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Statuette of a Striding Man

ca. 2288–2170 B.C.E.

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Object Label

These three statues, from three different periods, were all carved from limestone. This kind of stone occurs in different grades from soft to hard. The harder the limestone, the more difficult to carve and the more skilled the sculptor must be. Soft limestone reveals less detail. Though nearly all ancient Egyptian statues were painted, the paint on the statuette hides the lower-grade stone used here.

All three statues would have been used in the tomb as a place for the ka-soul to reside and accept food offerings for the deceased from the living.

Caption

Statuette of a Striding Man, ca. 2288–2170 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 6 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (17.1 × 4.8 × 7.9 cm) mount: 6 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (17.1 × 4.8 × 7.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.238. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Statuette of a Striding Man

Date

ca. 2288–2170 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 6

Period

Old Kingdom

Geography

Possible place collected: Diospolis Parva, Egypt, Possible place collected: Arika (Gebel el-Araq?), Egypt, Possible place collected: Hiw, Egypt

Medium

Limestone, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

6 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (17.1 × 4.8 × 7.9 cm) mount: 6 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (17.1 × 4.8 × 7.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.238

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