Striding Man

First Intermediate Period–early Middle Kingdom

ca. 2100–1950 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 103

A few examples of copper alloy burial statuary of nonroyal individuals appear beginning in the late Old Kingdom or First Intermediate Period.

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Title: Striding Man
Period: First Intermediate Period–early Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 8–12
Date: ca. 2100–1950 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: arsenical copper
Dimensions: H. 14 × W. 4.2 × D. 2.4 cm (5 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Anne and John V. Hansen Egyptian Purchase Fund, 2007
Object Number: 2007.259
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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