Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom is a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It collects artifacts from around 2030–1650 B.C. Here is a collection of statues shot in monochrome.

 

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Thirteenth Dynasty King

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Khaneferre Sebekhotep IV

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Senwosret III Sphinx

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Senwosret III

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Senwosret III

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Queen or Princess as a Sphinx

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

High Steward Gebu

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

A reporter in Thebes

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Fecundity figure

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Senwosret III

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Sobek

Ancient Egypt Transformed Metropolitan Museum

Amenemhat III

Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom runs through January 24, 2016 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art