Statuette of a Cloaked Figure
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Object Label
Late Twelfth Dynasty sculptors introduced a new subject: the male figure wearing a full-length, enveloping cloak. This new form—demonstrated by the example seen here—may reflect a sense of introspection evident in later Middle Kingdom texts, or it could refer to Osiris, god of the dead, who was buried in mummy bandages. An example of the block statue—a form developed shortly before the cloaked statue—is exhibited nearby.
Caption
Statuette of a Cloaked Figure, ca. 1836–1759 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 9 1/16 x 5 3/8 in. (23 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 41.83. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 41.83_SL1.jpg)
Title
Statuette of a Cloaked Figure
Date
ca. 1836–1759 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 12
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
9 1/16 x 5 3/8 in. (23 x 13.7 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
41.83
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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