Seated figure

Dateca. 2000 B.C.

Label TextThis seated figure of an unknown official is one of the more unique and less well known sculpture types in Egyptian art. Probably made by a single workshop, other examples are in museums in Boston and Cairo. It may have marked a new direction for artisans accustomed to making wooden models and stone vessels.

Object number44.34

Provenance(Possibly from the tomb of Queen Hatasu (Hatshepsut)); Mrs. Edgar Ames, Seattle, Washington; gift from Mrs. Ames to Seattle Art Museum, March 1944

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Museum: Mixed Metaphors, Fred Wilson, Jan. 28 - June 13, 1993.Published ReferencesTeeter, Emily, The Egyptian Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, in KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt, Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall 2001, illus. p. 24 Kahl, Jochem. Die Statue Assiut. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2019; p. 93-100, reproduced fig. 25-32.

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arthur O'Brien in memory of her husband, Col. Arthur O'Brien

Dimensions10 3/8 x 4 x 5 3/4 in. (26.3 x 10.2 x 14.6 cm)

MediumAlabaster