Caption

Male statue, Genius Mieczyslaw 1853–1920. Egyptian sculpture, Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, c. 2345–c. 2181 BC. Grave equipment: slender torso, flat at hip level; thick, short neck; round head; almond-shaped eyes with marked irises; broad nose; thick mouth; left arm extended downwards with hand clenched into a fist; wigs. Sculpture, height 56 cm, width 18 cm, depth 10.5 cm., A carved wooden torso and head of a human figure displayed against a light gray background, the wood showing a weathered, cracked surface with a range of brown tones from light to dark and hints of reddish brown; the head has short carved hair and a neutral facial expression, the shoulders and upper chest are visible with texture and cracks, and one intact arm extends downward at the side with a rounded hand, the other shoulder area is truncated.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_124

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.6Mb (2.6Mb) / 10.2in x 20.0in / 3067 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Male statue Genius Mieczyslaw 1853–1920 Egyptian sculpture Old Kingdom 6th Dynasty c 2345–c 2181 Bc Grave equipment slender torso flat hip level thick short neck round head almond-shaped eyes marked irises broad nose thick mouth left arm extended downwards hand clenched fist wigs Sculpture height 56 cm width 18 cm depth 10.5 cm carved wooden torso head human figure displayed light gray background wood showing weathered cracked surface range brown tones light dark hints reddish brown short carved hair neutral facial expression shoulders upper chest visible texture cracks intact arm extends downward side rounded hand shoulder area truncated.