English: Funerary Guardian Figure, ca. 1919–1878 B.C.
Egyptian, Middle Kingdom
Cedar wood, plaster, paint ; H. 57.6 cm (22 11/16 in.); W. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); D. 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914 (14.3.17)
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A guardian statue which reflects the facial features of probably Amenemhat II or Senwosret II and functioned as a divine guardian for the Imiut.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Funerary Guardian Figure, ca. 1919–1878 B.C.
Egyptian, Middle Kingdom
Cedar wood, plaster, paint ; H. 57.6 cm (22 11/16 in.); W. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); D. 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914 (14.3.17)