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Male Figure Seated

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Description

<p>This sculpture depicts the head and torso of man, the remainder is broken off. The man wears a wig. There is part of an inscription on the rear.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.205' rel='external'>Male Figure Seated</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 polished seated male stone figure is shown frontally, with a shaved head and simplified facial features, hands held close to the torso.

The image depicts a single human male figure carved in a dark, glossy stone. The figure is shown upright in a seated posture with the chest bare and the arms held close to the body. The head is smooth and shaved, with prominent, simplified facial features (closed eyes or heavy lids, defined nose, and a straight mouth). The back of the head and sides of the head are rounded, and there is no visible painted detail. The lower body is partially obscured by a thick belt/kilt-like mass at the waist. The figure is mounted on a light-colored rectangular base. No leg details are clearly visible beyond the lower front mass. There is no clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or other textual element visible on the figure or base in this view.

royal unknown good
Materials black stonepolished granite-like surfacelight stone base

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[On the rear column, the beginning of the ""Saitic Formula""] The local god of his beloved son ... overseer of the linen ... Hory, born of the chantress of Herishef.

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 22.205 tier-2
  • Walters-id 28706 tier-2

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