Male Figure Seated

2347-2216 BCE (Old Kingdom) H: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) Citation Source image

Soft stone varieties, such as limestone and sandstone, were the most common materials used for statues and were readily available. This tomb figure's pose is typical: the man is seated with his hand on his thighs, the right hand clenched in a fist and the left one flat.The bas...

Sculpture

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31522
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sculpture
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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