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Statue of a Man

Statue of a Man

200–100 BCE or later
(332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
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
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

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