This statue has been carved in the round and painted. The piece is of fairly careful workmanship. The man wears a long skirt that is flat at the front. His arms are at his sides, and his hands are clenched with openings. His hair is smooth and painted black. There are prongs under both of his feet. The base is modern.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.