Striding Figure
Description
Statue, striding man. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2465 B.C. Quartzite, paint. H. 89.5 cm (35 1/4 in.). Possibly from: Elkab, Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Men. Credit: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1962.
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.
Back view of a standing/striding human figure carved in stone, with a rounded wig/head and a painted surface.
The image shows the rear (or heavily back-focused) view of a small standing sculpture. The figure has a rounded, ribbed wig or head covering and an elongated torso rendered in a simplified, block-like manner. The front details are not visible; the back face is dominated by vertical striations and mottled areas consistent with weathering and remaining paint. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or inscriptions are visible in the provided view. The catalogued material includes paint; a faint, patchy painted finish appears present on the stone surface, though the exact pigment is indistinct.
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