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Statue of a Man

200–100 BC or later

Egypt, Greco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty

Black basalt

Overall: 57.9 cm (22 13/16 in.)

Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Lawrence A. Fleischman in honor of Arielle P. Kozloff 1991.26

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107 Egyptian

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This statue is made of black basalt, a hard volcanic rock formed from lava.

Description

This striding figure represents a very late development in Egyptian sculpture and a fascinating combination of old and new. In keeping with contemporary fashion, he is draped in a three-part costume consisting of a T-shirt, wraparound skirt, and shawl. Also new is the naturalistic rendering of the man's real hair, here accompanied by a full beard. Entirely traditional, however, are the striding pose, the use of a back pillar, and the way the curves of the body show through the tightly wrapped garments.

Citations

Berman, Lawrence M. "Notable Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147. Mentioned: p. 64; Reproduced: p. 65 www.jstor.org

Bianchi, Robert Steven. "Collecting and Collectors, Egyptian Style." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 5 (1992): 144-51. Reproduced: p. 144-46; Mentioned: p. 144-51 www.jstor.org

Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 463-4

Agut-Labordère, Damien, and Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia. L'Egypte des pharaons: de Narmer, 3150 av. J.-C.-284 apr J.-C. Morangis: Editions Belin, 2016. p. 720. Reproduced: p. 720 Mentioned: p. 720

Cafici, Giorgia. The Egyptian Elite As Roman Citizens: Looking at Ptolemaic Private Portraiture. 2021, 215. Mentioned: p. 75, note 16; p. 76, note 33; p. 82, note 71; p. 83, note 85; pg. 83, note 88; p. 84, note 93; p. 85, note 108; p. 85, 112; 93, note 193, 196; p. 94, note 208; p. 96p. 86, note 116; p. 92, note 183-184, p., note 223; p. 100, note 255; p. 101, note 261, note 265; p. 102, note 278; p. 103, note 285; p. 105, note 301; p. 106, note 317; p. 107, note 327 and 329; p. 108, note 333, 340, 342-344, and 346; p. 109, note 350-351; p. 110, note 362; p. 111, note 369 and 371; p. 143-144; p. 159; p. 161-162; p. 178; p. 389; p. 394-402. Reproduced: p. 215, fig. 33

Exhibition history

CMA, 7 June-15 September 1991, Notable Acquisitions, cat.: CMA Bulletin 78, no. 3 (June 1991), pp. 64-65, illus. (essay by Lawrence M. Berman)

Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).

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