Upper part of a statuette of a man. Steatite. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period (2055-1550 BC)

Black stone steatite head. Male. Hand on heart wearing a cloak. Standing or seated cloaked figures were invented in the Middle Kingdom. Unlike block statues. figures such as these were placed in temples rather than tombs (Russmann 2001, 'Eternal Egypt. Masterworks of ancient Egyptian Art from the British Museum' p100). Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty. Part of the Rustafjaell collection purchased by Wellcome in 1906. For Middle Kingdom Art see Janine Bourriau 1988. 'Pharaohs and Mortals. Egyptian Art in the Middle Kingdom' Cambridge University Press.

Collection

Egypt Centre, University of Swansea

Inventory Number

3543639

Title

Upper part of a statuette of a man. Steatite. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period (2055-1550 BC)

Object Type

Image

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