Egyptian. <em>Block Statue of Amenemhat</em>, ca. 1292-1190 B.C.E. Quartzite, 13 3/4 x 7 3/16 x 11 in. (35 x 18.3 x 28 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 39.426. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.39.426_view16.jpg)

Egyptian. Block Statue of Amenemhat, ca. 1292-1190 B.C.E. Quartzite, 13 3/4 x 7 3/16 x 11 in. (35 x 18.3 x 28 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 39.426. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.39.426_view16.jpg)

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Block Statue of Amenemhat

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURES Egyptian; Nubian

MEDIUM Quartzite

Place Excavated: Amara West, Sudan (ancient Nubia)

DATES ca. 1292-1190 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 19

PERIOD New Kingdom

DIMENSIONS 13 3/4 x 7 3/16 x 11 in. (35 x 18.3 x 28 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 39.426

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small squatting statue of the scribe as reckoner of gold, Amenemhat, in fine, hard purple sandstone. Preserved portion in good condition. The sculpture is of the conventional “block” type and is of excellence workmanship. The inscription is well cut and runs down the plinth, around the base and down the center of the body (front). Hands crossed on knees. Condition: Head, right shoulder and adjacent parts of body missing. Upper part of plinth missing.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Egyptian. Block Statue of Amenemhat, ca. 1292-1190 B.C.E. Quartzite, 13 3/4 x 7 3/16 x 11 in. (35 x 18.3 x 28 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 39.426. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.39.426_view16.jpg)

IMAGE CUR.39.426_view16.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015

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