Early Block Statue
ca. 1836-1759 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Developed in the beginning of the Twelfth Dynasty, the block statue was probably the most significant and long-lasting artistic innovation of its time. The form did not prove immediately popular—only fifty-six Middle Kingdom examples are known—but in each succeeding period it became more common. By the Late Period (Twenty-sixth through Thirty-first Dynasties), block statues were the most prevalent sculptural type. Nearly one thousand examples are known.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Granite
- Medium
- granite
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt, Possible place collected: Asyut, Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 12
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 26 3/8 in. (67 cm) base: 17 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (44.5 x 8.5 x 34 cm)
- Accession Number
- 36.617
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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