ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Unfinished Statuette of a Man

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumImpure limestone

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions9 15/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 in., 2 kg 250 g (25.3 x 9.2 x 8.2 cm, 4 lb. 15 3/8 oz.)

Object number2018.010.131

Label TextThe unfinished statuette depicts a man wearing a shendyt-kilt with his left leg advanced and arms at his side. The left arm and trapezoidal back pillar show the remains of the block face with vertical lines sculptors used to proportion the figure. The right side is roughed out to display the figure’s musculature. The shaven head and ears are summarily carved. The face is polished to reveal thin eyebrows, slanted eyes, and a slight smile, characteristics of Late Period sculpture.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 1.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.

Status

Not on view

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