Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue

Male Figure Standing

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Description

<p>This granite figure has hair in rectangles and both hands clenched at his sides. He wears a ribbed kilt.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.59' rel='external'>Male Figure Standing</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A standing male figure sculpture with a broad wig and clasped hands, rendered in dark stone with a simple belt and kilt.

The image shows a single life-size seated/standing-in-pose?—in this case clearly a standing male figure—captured from the front against a plain background. The figure has a rounded head with a stylized, ribbed or banded wig covering the top and sides. The face is relatively smooth with defined eyes and a straight mouth. The torso is bare, and a belt or girdle wraps the waist; below it, a pleated kilt is rendered with vertical and diagonal/chevron-like carved bands. Both hands hang down by the sides, each with fingers indicated in low relief. The feet are together, and the sculpture rests on a rectangular plinth. No explicit hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the figure or plinth in this photograph. No deities or royal names are identifiable from the visible features alone. The catalogue material (black granite) is consistent with the dark, polished stone appearance; however, the exact stone type cannot be confirmed visually beyond its dark color.

royal unknown (unclear; likely Egyptian sculpture but specific dynasty/period cannot be determined from the image alone) good
Materials dark stone (consistent with black granite)

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Label] Old label reads: N. 12

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 22.59 tier-2
  • Walters-id 6946 tier-2
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