MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Man Standing - Walters 22364.jpg Hard stone statues were highly valued in ancient Egypt and were only available to the elite This figure of a man in a long shendyt with both hands flat on the thighs in a gesture of prayer was ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Man Standing - Walters 22364.jpg Hard stone statues were highly valued in ancient Egypt and were only available to the elite This figure of a man in a long shendyt with both hands flat on the thighs in a gesture of prayer was likely placed in a temple to attend rituals for the gods The figure has a shaved head with a flat top There is a stele at the back ca 1780 BC Second Intermediate black granite cm 16 2 accession number 22 364 37698 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown claimed found at Kenna Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1914 Carved for Immortality The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian second intermediate period Praying in Ancient Egypt
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