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Statuette of a man

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11
2140–1991 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Asyut

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .41 H.
Credit Line Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1776
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionWood; figure slightly colored yellow; eyes black.
ProvenanceFrom Asyut. 1903: excavated by Emile Gaston Chassinat and Charles Palanque for the Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, Cairo; 1904: purchased for the MFA by Albert M. Lythgoe.