Dark wood statuette of a man wearing a long kilt.
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In this dark wood statuette, a man rests on an L-shaped support structure. He stands rigidly straight, with his head facing forward, arms straight and palms flat against the sides of his kilt, and left foot slightly ahead of the right. On his head is a headdress that stops just above his shoulders. His kilt begins just below his breasts, and extend down to his ankles; the front juts forward in a triangular manner. There are two cords hanging down the front of the kilt.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.470
Title
Statuette of an Official Wearing a Long Kilt
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
18th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Middle Kingdom
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216256

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
19.7 x 5 x 8.1 cm (7 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Royal offering to the Osiris, Iri...

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Aswan. Field Marshal Baron Francis Wallace Grenfell, (by 1917), Surrey, England, sold: [Sotheby, London, 12-14 November 1917]. Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, (by 1919), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.470
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Statuette of an official with base and inscribed back pillar. The man wears a long kilt with high waist; his two hands lie flat on the kilt. The proper left side of his head appears damaged and recarved.

Exhibition History

  • Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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