This bust from a statuette wears a short wig, which consists of rows of dark brown rectangles and does not cover the ears. His eyebrows are painted black, his eyes are also painted, and his skin is painted a deep dark brown. His necklace, consisting of three rows of colored beads, is painted white, dark red, dark blue, and light blue. There are traces of gilding on the back of the statue. His nipples are made from inlaid dowels inserted into the body.
In addition to being cut off at the level of the pectorals, this piece has suffered additional damage, such as at the back of the wig, which is sheared off. There are also slight cracks in his back, as well as a larger crack on the left side of his neck. Paint has also fallen off of the chest and face. There are extensive restorations, including the coloring (the face has been repainted), which unfortunately obscures the original impression of this piece.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Sixth DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This bust, broken off across the breast and upper arms, was once probably part of a seated tomb statue. There are no traces of a rear pillar. He wears a short, close-fitting wig of rectangular rows of curls, which leaves his modeled ears uncovered. He originally wore a short kilt, but now only the top of it is preserved, to be found at his back. His eyelids are carved. His pectorals are indicated, and he possesses a bipartite torso. His arms are close to his body. Other than being broken above the waist, this piece is well preserved.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 9th-10th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This woman is shown nude, but with collar, bracelets and anklets. Women were normally depicted in a restful pose, with feet together and arms hanging down beside the body-not in the more active stance of men, with the left foot forward.
The woman has short hair painted black, in rows of rectangles. She wears a painted necklace, braclets, and anklets. Her feet have been repaired, and she has pins under her heels and set into modern base.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 6th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
At the end of the Old Kingdom, the authority of the king and court had eroded, and Egypt split into at least two distinct regions. Without a great royal court to patronize workshops, artists and artisans worked for local governors and officials. Lively regional styles developed, usually showing elongated, fluid figures with features such as the hands, eyes, and ears emphasized. Here, the inscriptions are an invocation to Anubis, god of embalming and mummification, requesting funerary offerings of food and drink for the deceased.
This stela, carved in sunk relief, depicts a woman named Nefer-khabet. She wears a long, narrow, tight-fitting garment, a long wig, a collar, an armlet and a bracelet, and anklets. Her skin is painted pale yellow, her garment is pale blue, and her various pieces of jewelry are painted a darker shade of blue. She faces to the right and holds a blue lotus blossom with her left hand in front of her face, while her right arm hangs down at her side. In front of her is a short, small table heaped with offerings (two basins and two loaves, a shoulder of meat, vegetables, and more loaves); beneath it are ewer and a basin. More offerings (two baskets with food, four pottery jars on stands, loaves, and bunches of onions) are placed to the right of this table. The offerings are painted in red, yellow, and pale green, and are surrounded on three sides (all except the bottom) by a thin black rectangular border. Three rows and one column of inscription in blue are placed above her and to her right. Surrounding the scene on three sides (except for the bottom) is a border consisting of pale green, yellow, red, and black boxes, with an outline of black around them. The stela is broken on all four sides, breaking off three areas (upper left, lower left and right) of the colored-block border. The yellow, green, red, blue, and brown colors are well preserved.For the latest information about this object, stelae, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 9th-10th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] An offering which the king gives to Anubis, who is upon his mountain, the mi-wet, the lord of the necropolis, in all his places: offerings, to the sole royal ornament, the revered one, Nefer-KhabetReign: Style:
This sunk relief stele depicts two men facing one another, each holding a sceptre and a flail. The men wear a long and short kilt. There are hieroglyphs above and between them. The piece has a rope border and has been repaired across the center with small restored areas. The piece was chipped on arrival, and has a wood frame.For the latest information about this object, stelae, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 6th DynastyInscriptions: [Inscription] Above and between the menReign: Pepi II (2279-2219 BC)Style:
This carved head has inlaid eyes with bronze rims. The eyes are white stone balls with black pupils. The eyebrows are painted brown. The piece is broken at the neck.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 11th-12th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This head is carved in the round and has short hair in rows of rectangles. The piece has almond-shaped eyes and an iridescent surface. It is broken off at the neck. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This sculpture of a man has been carved in the round and polished smooth. The piece is a fragment, broken off at the neck but otherwise undamaged. The man has a shaved head with a flat top.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This head of a man is carved in the round. The piece is well polished. He has a flat top to his shaved head. The piece is broken off at the neck; the nose and ears are slightly damaged.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This excellently worked head once belonged to a statue of a dignitary, but is now broken off at the neck. The head displays attention to detail both in the treatment of the facial features and in the careful indication of the tight curls forming the owner's wig. Remnants of a black-painted uninscribed pillar reach the middle of the back of the head. He wears a black wig of short concentric curls that covers his ears. His flesh was originally red (the typical skin color used to represent ancient Egyptian males); however only traces of red pigment remain around the edge of the face, the corners of the eyes, the sides of the neck, and on the mouth. The eyebrows and lids are carved in low relief. In addition to the extensive loss of pigment and the break at the neck, there is also damage to the nose, chin, lips, and the cheeks of this piece.For the latest information about this object, sculpture (visual works); statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: late 5th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This head of a queen is carved in the round and broken off at the neck. She has long hair, divided over her shoulders. The uraeus has been removed from her forehead.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Ancient Sumerians dedicated statues of themselves to their gods, placing them before the divine image in the temple. The posture of the votive statues, with hands clasped against the chest, ensured that they remained in constant prayer.For the latest information about this object, figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style: