Group Statuette
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Object Label
In the Thirteenth Dynasty, statues of "middleclass" Egyptians such as minor bureaucrats, servants, and artists frequently showed their subjects in family groups rather than individually. This badly damaged family statuette was made for a humble man (second from left) and his wife (second from right).
Caption
Group Statuette, ca. 1675–after 1630 B.C.E.. Granite, 7 3/8 x 5 5/16 x 3 7/16 in. (18.8 x 13.5 x 8.8 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, 16.580.148. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Group Statuette
Date
ca. 1675–after 1630 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 13
Period
Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period
Medium
Granite
Classification
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 5 5/16 x 3 7/16 in. (18.8 x 13.5 x 8.8 cm)
Inscriptions
Style of inscription shows considerable hieratic influence.
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
16.580.148
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