Standing Statue of Mitry with flaring wig

Unknown

ca. 2381–2323 B.C. probably · Acacia, paint, gesso · Egyptian Art

Mitry (previously read as Merti) was a high official and provincial governor. Eleven exceptionally large wooden statues were found in the serdab (statue chamber) of his tomb. Five are in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (26.2.2 - 26.2.6); five, including two wooden scribes, are in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo; and one is in the Medlhavsmuseet, Stockholm. Most of these statues represent Mitry in various aspects of his life and career, denoted by changes in wigs and garments. Surprisingly, three statues of women were also present, each in a different wig. This statue shows Mitry in a flaring wig pushed behind his ears and a short kilt. His original wooden stick and baton, indications of rank, are preserved.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2381–2323 B.C. probably

Medium

Acacia, paint, gesso

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1926