Upper Part of a Seated Figure in a Long Kilt

Unknown

ca. 1800–1650 B.C. · Serpentinite (?) · Egyptian Art

Wearing a high-waisted kilt, this man, perhaps from the lower echelons of the elite, was likely seated with his arms and hands flat on his thighs. His shaved head, a feature in earlier sculptures signifying purity before the gods, here more likely reflects the fashion of the later Middle Kingdom.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1800–1650 B.C.

Medium

Serpentinite (?)

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020