Block Statue | Photos by Tales from the Two Lands

Block Statue

An early example of a statue type that developed in the Middle Kingdom.

Provenance unknown.

Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12, c. 1836-1759 BCE.

Acc. No.: 36.617

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Horus Falcon Wearing the Double Crown

Seated Statue of Wadjet as a Lion Headed Woman

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Painting of a Statue of a King

Wooden Statue of a Cat with a Scarab Beetle between Its Ears

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Leonine Goddess

Statue of Overseer of the Treasury Ptahhotep in Persian Dress

Limestone Relief

Wood & Glass Panel from a Shrine for a Divine Image

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Three Wood & Glass Panels from Shrines for a Divine Images

Statue of Overseer of the Treasury Ptahhotep in Persian Dress

Bronze Figurine of Seated Cat

Faience Tile with Lapwing Motif

Waterspout in the Shape of a Lion

Stela Depicting Ahmose-Nefertari Behind the Seated God Amun with Her Son Amenhotep I Behind Her

The Wilbour Plaque

Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Statue of Amun-Re or Amunhotep III

Detail of Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Head of an Official (left) and Head of a Man with a Rosette Diadem (right)

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Small Silver Crocodile Head and Ibis

Relief Showing Two Statues of Ramesses II

Stela of Irethoreru

Hippopotami and Hedgehog

Bust of a Statue of Sekhmet

The God Tutu as a Sphinx

Furniture Ornament or Finial in the Shape of a Duck or Goose

Posthumous Stela Depicting Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari

The God Tutu as a Sphinx

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Faience Bust of Isis

Standing Faience Hippopotamus

Faience Bust of Isis

Head of a Roman Nobleman, Possibly Marc Anthony

Painted Coffin Interior

Torso of Akhenaten

Arm-Shaped Censer with Falcon Headed Terminal

Battle Axe with Handle, and a Blade from a Battle Axe

Face of Amenhotep II

Statue of a Recumbent Lion

Painted Coffin Interior

Arm-Shaped Censer with Falcon Headed Terminal

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Counterweight for a Necklace in the Shape of Mut

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Face of a Lion Statue

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Sketch of Osiris

Statue of Queen Ankhenesmeryre II and her son Pepi II

Jewellery Box with Lid

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Seated Statuette of Pepi I with Horus Falcon

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Lion and Ointment Jar

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Shabti of Heqaib

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Ostracon Showing a Cat and a Mouse

Relief Showing Temple Courtyard with Incense Burners and Offering Tables

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Scribe Statue of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Statue of Queen Ankhenesmeryre II and her son Pepi II

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Relief of the Royal Ka

Bronze Head of a Cat with Earrings

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Three Small Erotic Sculptures

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Terracotta Figure of a Lion

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Statue of a Priest of Amun

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Statuette of a Female Acrobat from the Tomb of Sa-Inher

Sunk Relief of a God or a Deified King

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Magical Pottery Fish

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Falcon Head Terminal from a Necklace

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

Part of a Bowl Inscribed for Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye

Figures of Four Frogs, a Hippo and a Pig

Wood & Ivory Chair

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Block Statue of Ay

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Right Eye from an Anthropoid Coffin

Block Statue of Ay

Block Statue of Ay

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Three Shabtis of Setau

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Physician's Box

Cartonnage Funerary Assembly

Two Ivory Baboons

Shabti of Neferptah

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Faience Vessel Decorated with Procession of Four Cows

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Shabti of Neferptah

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Block Statue of Hor

Canopic Jars Belonging to the Lady Senebtisi

Spoon with a Handle in the Shape of a Floral Bouquet

Three Shabtis of Setau

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

A Pharaoh Standing with Sistrums before Hathor

A Fragment of Relief from Deir el-Bahri Showing Attendants of Hatshepsut

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Head in a Short Wig

Palace Wall Painting

Three Shabtis of Setau

Face from a Coffin

Amun-Re Wearing a Crown with Two Plumes

Fragments of a Text

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Doorjamb of Thaasetimu

Base for a Votive Model of a Temple Gateway

Ba Bird Shown on a Fragment of a Coffin

Face from an Anthropod Coffin

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Cartonnage Funerary Assembly

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Ram's Head Amulet

Painted Coffin Interior

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Seated Statue of Nahktsaes

Statue of a Cloaked Offical

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Old Kingdom Mummy Mask

Wooden Statue of a Woman

Fragment of Statue of Alexander the Great

Mummy Mask of a Man

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Amulet in the Shape of a Bull's Head

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Relief of Goats & Herdsman

Fragments of a Text

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Relief Blocks from the Tomb of Nespeqashuty

Faience Plaque with Relief of King Iuput II

Coffin of Thothirdes

Mask of a Man's Face

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Statue in Niche

Glazed Tile with Palms

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Relief Depicting Offering Bearers

Painted Slender Jar

Canopic Jars Belonging to the Lady Senebtisi

Faience Lion Head from a Ritual Vessel

Relief Blocks from the Tomb of Nespeqashuty

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Relief Fragment Depicting Senwosret I

Figure of a Male Child with a Figure of a Standing Man in the Background

Wooden Statue of Metjetji

Coffin of Thothirdes

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Ceremonial Saw in the Shape of a Ma'at Feather

Coffin of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Female Figurine

Jar Lid with Human Face

Two Wooden Statues of Metjetji

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Ivory Kohl Container

Statue of a Cloaked Offical

Statue of Scribe of the Granary Nykara and his family

Shabti of Pediamenopet

Coffin of Thothirdes

Statue of Metjetji

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Shabti of Pediamenopet

Boat Building Scene

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Shabti of Pediamenopet

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Coffin of Thothirdes

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cylindrical Amulet

Coffin of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Coffin of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Seated Statue of Nahktsaes

Relief Depicting Men Presenting Cattle

Vessel Handle in the Shape of an Ibex

Hedgehog Rattle

Statue of a Cloaked Offical

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Offering Jar and Stand

Mummy of Thothirdes

Statuette of a Male Deity

Relief Depicting Akhty-hotep

Relief Depicting an Eternal Bouquet for the Deceased

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Ivory Kohl Container

Tomb Relief of Itwesh (also known as Semenkhu-Ptah)

Head of a King or Deity

Statuette of a Male Deity

Palette in the Form of a Bird

Face from a Coffin

Kneeling Statue of Nesbanebdjedet

Handle of Model Axe Inscribed for Amenhotep III

Green Basalt Sculpture of an Idealised Head

Torso of Dionysus

Stela of Maaty and Dedwi

Statue of a Family Group

Hippopotamus Tusk with Carved Head

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Fragment of an Offering List

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Relief Depicting Men Presenting Cattle

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Cosmetic Dish in the Form of a Tilapia Fish

Relief Decorated Ovoid Bottle

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Headrest of Shemai

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Bowl with Floral Decoration

Coffin of Princess Mayet, wife of Mentuhotep II

Figure of a Scorpion

Relief Depicting an Eternal Bouquet for the Deceased

Bag-Shaped Rock Crystal Vase

Shabtis and Funerary Figurines

Relief with Desert Scene

Jar with Boat Designs

Head from a Tomb Statue of a Man

Female Figure with Upraised Arms

Cartonnage and Mummy of an Anonymous Man

Floral Tile Freize

An Enigmatic Fragment of a Statuette

Headrest of Shemai

Funnel Shaped Lid for a Pottery Vessel

Mummy Portrait of a Man

Female Figure with Upraised Arms

Female & Male Figurines

Granite Sarcophagus with Palace Facade Design

Head of a Mature Man

Coffin of Princess Mayet, wife of Mentuhotep II

Head of a Man with Tight Curly Hair

Relief with Desert Scene

Relief Depicting Akhty-hotep

Vase of Pepi II

Ivory Male Statuette

Necklace Spacer with Cartouche of a Nubian King

Mask of a Man from a Coffin

Kohl Jar with Incised Figures

Jar with Zigzag Panels

Jar Made in Two Parts

Modern Replica/Reconstruction of a New Kingdom Votive Model Temple Gateway

Modern Replica/Reconstruction of a New Kingdom Votive Model Temple Gateway

Fragment of a Water Clock with Cartouche of Alexander.

Foundation Deposit

Pottery Vessels

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