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Statue of Idi

Old Kingdom
ca. 2200 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 103
Idi was a high official of the Sixth Dynasty, possibly identical with a vizier of the name name buried at Abydos. The animation of his face's large features and the minimal modeling of his body are elements of a style that originated late in the Fifth Dynasty at Saqqara and spread during the Sixth Dynasty to the provinces.

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Object Information
  • Title: Statue of Idi
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 6
  • Date: ca. 2200 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: H. 39.2 × W. 13.1 × D. 20.4 cm (15 7/16 × 5 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.2.2
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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