The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 16, 2026

A reddish-brown wood carving depicts a seated figure with short black hair and large, circular white eyes. They squat with knees pulled toward their chest and arms folded tightly over them. A strip of coarse fabric wraps around their waist. The sculpture features a weathered, chipped surface, revealing pale wood on the left arm and chest. They gaze forward with a blank expression, perched atop a small, rectangular wooden base.

Seated Model Sailor

c. 2000–1000 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom , Dynasties 11–12

(2040–1648 BCE)
painted sycamore fig
Average: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.604.d
Location: Not on view
  • Perhaps Meir. Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 204; Mentioned: p. 204
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