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Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_erg456.jpg)
Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_erg456.jpg)
Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_erg456.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_erg456.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH2_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH2_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH6_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH6_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH1_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH1_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH4_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH4_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH3_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH3_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH5_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegH5_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

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Statuette of a Soldier

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
The stylistic elements of this figure— soft body, round face, and large eyes— were inspired by similar sculptures of Amunhotep III. The subject was likely a military man: only soldiers wore this type of kilt. The style of the wig—introduced into Egypt by Nubian mercenaries earlier in the Eighteenth Dynasty—eventually became a favored hairstyle of Amunhotep’s daughter-in-law, Queen Nefertiti.
CULTURE Egyptian
MEDIUM Wood, pigment
  • Place Made: Thebes, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY XVIII Dynasty
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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    ACCESSION NUMBER 57.64
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY
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    CAPTION Egyptian. Statuette of a Soldier, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_erg456.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.57.64_erg456.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 9/5/2007
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Man wearing the 'Nubian' hairstyle later adopted by Nefertiti and her family. Military kilt loosely knotted in front with pointed frontal flap. His hair and kilt identify him as a military officer. Left hand fisted and drilled to hold object; right hand open and held at right angle to body. Slightly swelling abdomen. Left leg preserved to ankle; right leg cut off at knee and surface trimmed. Remains of black paint on wig. Base missing.
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    Egyptian. <em>Statuette of a Soldier</em>, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. Wood, pigment, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.64_erg456.jpg)

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