COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.54.28.2
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
The earliest pieces of Egyptian sculpture represent men and women in formal poses. Figurines were made from mud or unbaked clay, ceramic, or ivory; details such as body hair, clothing, and tattoos were either incised or painted on the clay surface. This bearded man is made from the end portion of a hippo incisor. The features of his face and clothing(?) were incised into the ivory and filled with a black paste like substance. Figurines are very rare in this period of Egyptian art and little is known about their use in the Predynastic cultures that created them.
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
Title:
Male Figurine
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
ca. 3750?3550 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-2
Creation End Date:
2
Materials and Techniques:
Ivory
Style or Period:
Predynastic Period, late Naqada I?early Naqada II
Dimensions:
H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
54.28.2
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1954
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_54.28.2.tif
