Statue of Idi

Unknown

ca. 2200 B.C. · Limestone · Egyptian Art

Idi was a high official of the Sixth Dynasty, possibly identical with a vizier of the name name buried at Abydos. The animation of his face's large features and the minimal modeling of his body are elements of a style that originated late in the Fifth Dynasty at Saqqara and spread during the Sixth Dynasty to the provinces.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2200 B.C.

Medium

Limestone

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1937