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Statue of a man in Egyptianizing dress
Cypriote
Cypro-Archaic II Period
6th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 33 cm (13 in.)
Credit Line
Egyptian Curator’s Fund, Classical Curator’s Fund and funds by exchange from a Gift of Arthur H. Phillips, a Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson, General Funds, a Gift of Henry P. Kidder, and a Gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession Number2013.878
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis statue of a man is made of a limestone that is smooth in texture and light in color. This material and the rendering of the man’s face (with almond-shaped, thickly rimmed eyes, a thin mouth and earrings), are typically Cypriot. The individual represented stands in a rigid striding stance, his left arm held firmly by his side and his right bent at the elbow, with his right hand gripped into a tight fist in front of his chest. His hair or wig falls heavily straight to his shoulders. His kilt has a thick waist band, several strands hanging from the waistband rendered in relief with pointed ends, and a series of decorative incisions that terminate in the double serpent (uraei) motif. The statue’s pose, hairstyle and costume are all Egyptianizing in style, recalling the images produced during Egypt’s New Kingdom period.
ProvenanceBy 1975, Henri Smeets, Weert, The Netherlands; November 7, 1977, Smeets sale, Sotheby’s, London, lot 116. December 5, 2007, anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, New York, lot 47. By 2008, Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London; 2013, sold by Rupert Wace to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)