Sujet
Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides, c. 1391-1353 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides, c. 1391-1353 BC. This carved flake of limestone provides a fascinating glimpse of the ancient artist at work. This side, by far the better, features four studies of heads. At the upper left is an Asiatic. He has a low forehead, a prominent nose, and a long, pointed beard. To his right is a Nubian wearing the short, round headdress and large loop earring that the Egyptians usually identified with this ethnic group. The bottom row presents images from within Egypt. At the left is a stock image of a king. To his right is another Egyptian, whose clean-shaven head immediately identifies him as a priest. The rather routine, basic subjects of this side show a far lower level of accomplishment. The sole details of any skill are the incomplete head of the god Bes at the bottom center and the human ear at the left edge. The simple neb-signs (baskets) are poorly executed, and the drawing of the hand is embarrassingly bad. At the lower right is a thickly banded human eye. Above that is the fair head of a princess wearing a short wig, wide headband, and thick sidelock. At the upper left are the beginnings (or the remains) of the bewigged head of a courtier, the face mostly obliterated.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G16_203
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,8Mo (4,9Mo) / 31,8cm x 42,3cm / 3758 x 5000 (300dpi)