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Egyptian, Said to be from the area of Tanis (Northeast Nile Delta)

Portrait of a Man, ca. 150-100 BCE

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Portrait of a Man

Year

ca. 150-100 BCE

Medium

Granite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • granite

Dimensions

23.7 x 16.5 x 20.4 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/2 x 8 1/16 inches)

Place

Said to be from the area of Tanis (Northeast Nile Delta)

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

58.001

About

The main in this fragmentary sculpture is depicted with his own hair instead of a wig and with naturalistic furrows around his eyes, mouth, and forehead. This realistic presentation can be explained in part by Greek influence on Egyptian art during the Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE). However, older Egyptian traditions are evident in this sculpture, showing the persistence of sculptural forms and carvin skills over thousands of years. The back pillar visible behind the man's head and the statue's static frontal orientation are characteristics of Egyptian sculpture from the earliest times. The detailed modeling of the face highlights the skill of Egyptian carvers working in hard stone, such as granite.

Said to be from the area of Tanis (Northeast Nile Delta)
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A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Classical Sculpture

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Ancient Egyptian Galleries

The main in this fragmentary sculpture is depicted with his own hair instead of a wig and with naturalistic furrows around his eyes, mouth, and forehead. This realistic presentation can be explained in part by Greek influence on Egyptian art during the Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE). However, older Egyptian traditions are evident in this sculpture, showing the persistence of sculptural forms and carvin skills over thousands of years. The back pillar visible behind the man's head and the statue's static frontal orientation are characteristics of Egyptian sculpture from the earliest times. The detailed modeling of the face highlights the skill of Egyptian carvers working in hard stone, such as granite.

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Portrait of a Man with the accession number of 58.001. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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