Man Standing

Description Hard stone statues were highly valued in ancient Egypt and were only available to the elite. This figure of a man in a long kilt, with both hands flat on the thighs in a gesture of prayer, was likely placed in a temple to attend rituals for the gods. The figure has a shaved head with a flat top. There is a stele at the back.

Exhibitions

• Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2004-2005.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [claimed found at Kenna]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914