Statuette of Striding Man

Medium: Copper

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (11 x 3.2 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 34.1181

Image: CUR.34.1181_erg456.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small bronze figure of a man in the conventional Egyptian pose. The piece is comparatively crude in workmanship but is not lacking in spirit. It betrays all the defects of Middle Kingdom bronzes. Condition: Slight corrosion under arms and on left hand. Socket on left leg broken.

Brooklyn Museum