History of The Egyptian Block Statue
In Egypt, statues of the seated scribe appear as long ago as the 1st Dynasty. Seated scribe statues evolved over time and some also came to incorporate, Thoth, or the baboon (as the scribal god), into the statue presentation. So, also the complexities of the block statue developed, and evolved. Combinational themes became common, and likewise abbreviated, (simpler, and less costly, – detailed), also developed.
Examples of the statue for Senemut, of Queen Hatshepsut's reign, have extensive stories in hieroglyphs. They also have the added, head of the child upon the top surface. They are finely executed, in a medium or high finish. As an example of the Block statue, Senemut's is one of the typical types:
- a story of the honored individual on the front surface;
- a presentation of the individual, in statue form (in this case with an additional, lesser individual);
- a theme. For Senemut, his theme appears to be: His honoring, His personal story, and the lesser individual, who was his responsibility.
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