Figure of a Striding Man with a Long Kilt

Figure of a Striding Man with a Long Kilt

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This fine statuette depicts a man with a large shaved head and a long kilt. Based on comparison with more complete statues, the figure originally held a ritual object in his outstretched proper right hand, while the left arm probably hung vertically at his side. The rounded breasts, rippled flesh, and slightly swelling abdomen all indicate a mature individual. The statue was likely originally deposited in a burial, or perhaps stood in a cult chamber, where it received offerings on behalf of the deceased.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.