Overseer of Weavers, Min
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Object Label
The texts on this statue identify the subject as a man named Min, an overseer of weavers. The block statue, invented in the Middle Kingdom, shows a figure sitting on the ground, often enveloped in a cloak from which only his head and hands emerge. This compact form was well-suited to the heavily traveled outer rooms of temples. The broad, striated wig and the placement of the short inscription running vertically between the figure’s knees suggest that the sculptor followed a Middle Kingdom prototype.
Caption
Overseer of Weavers, Min, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Green siltstone or greywacke, 9 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 6 in., 14 lb. (23.5 × 11.4 × 15.2 cm, 6.35kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.249E. Creative Commons-BY
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Overseer of Weavers, Min
Date
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Green siltstone or greywacke
Classification
Dimensions
9 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 6 in., 14 lb. (23.5 × 11.4 × 15.2 cm, 6.35kg)
Inscriptions
A single line of inscription down the front and another one around the base.
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.249E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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