Standing Figure of a Male Dignitary

ca. 1970 BCE (Middle Kingdom, early 12th dynasty)

6.8 cm 21.2 cm 5.3 cm

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Sadly, this small figure of a standing official has lost its original base, which would have provided information on his identity, but the outstanding quality of its workmanship and the material used indicate that it was made for an individual of very high status. This sophist...

Sculpture

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19866
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Maurice Nahman, Cairo and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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3
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