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Statue of Metjetji

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM Wood, pigment
  • Possible Place Collected: Saqqara, Egypt
  • DATES ca. 2371–2288 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY late Dynasty 5 to early Dynasty 6
    PERIOD Old Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS Height: 35 1/16 in. (89 cm) Base: 6 15/16 x 16 7/16 in. (17.7 x 41.8 cm)  (show scale)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 50.77
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    PROVENANCE Tomb of Metjetji, southwest of the Djoser enclosure, Saqqara, Egypt; before 1951, provenance not yet documented; by 1951, acquired by Nellie Notrica of New York, NY; 1951, purchased from Nellie Notrica by the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Painted and stuccoed standing wooden statue of the Overseer of the Bureau of Tentantry of the Court, Mtty (Methethy) on inscribed wooden base. Conventionalized composition with left leg advanced. Left arm extended with hand clasping long staff. Right arm hangs by side. Small black wig; two painted necklaces; white and yellow kilt with colored bead network painted on front of kilt. Condition: Both arms separate with most of stucco lost. Areas of stucco lost and broken on body and base. Staff broken in center but is complete. Nipples which were made separately and inserted are missing.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
    CAPTION Statue of Metjetji, ca. 2371–2288 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 35 1/16 in. (89 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 50.77. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.77_SL1.jpg)
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