Incomplete figure in draped costume
This enigmatic piece has not yet been fully explained. It was probably a sculptor's model: it lacks a back pillar, no head or feet were intended, and the arms were treated in a rudimentary fashion. The artist's interest appears to have been in the garment rather than the body beneath. This may be the earliest three-dimensional version of a costume that became popular in the Ptolemaic Period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Incomplete figure in draped costume
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 4th century B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: H. 23 × W. 9 × D. 6.4 cm (9 1/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
- Object Number: 1989.281.97
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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