Incomplete figure in draped costume

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
4th century B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130
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

Object Information
  • 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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