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)
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, CUR.41.83_erg2.jpg)
Statuette of a Cloaked Figure
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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.
MEDIUM
Limestone, pigment
DATES
ca. 1836–1759 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 12
PERIOD
Middle Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
9 1/16 x 5 3/8 in. (23 x 13.7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
41.83
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
PROVENANCE
Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by 1894, reportedly acquired by Heinrich Karl Brugsch (Brugsch-Pasha) of Berlin, Germany; before 1921, reportedly acquired from Heinrich Brugsch by an unidentified collector; between 1921 and 1930, provenance not yet documented; before 1930, acquired by Joseph Altounian of Paris, France; October 2, 1930, purchased from Joseph Altounian by the Brummer Gallery, New York, NY; February 8, 1941, purchased from the Brummer Gallery (P7307) by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Yellow limestone statuette of a seated man. He wears a long cloak drawn tightly around body and grasped with right hand. Left hand extended flat on breast, palm down. Pleated wig. Simple block throne with plinth extending up to base of wig. Inscription on plinth, sides of throne and base. Name lost.
Inscriptions: inscriptions on throne seem to be conventional offering formula texts. Inscription on plinth not entirely clear. “An offering which the king gives and Geb for” are the following words titles of the deceased?
Condition: Broken at hips and assembled. Major portion of sides and back of throne missing. Portion of left foot missing. Area around left knee missing. Remains of paint, entire cloak originally painted pinkish-red. Wig and eyes painted black.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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)
IMAGE
front, 41.83_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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