Description: It shows an apparently naked, crouched or searted man, with drawn-up haunches, bound with a rope or chain at neck, wrists and ankles. From front and back the torso is well-observed with realistically-depicted shoulders, waist and hips. The realism of the side views is sacrificed to the provision of a horizontal perforation. The head, disproportionately large, is carefully modelled, with pellet-like eyes in hollow sockets, a simple nose, small circular ears (one corroded away) and a strong chin. Corrosion obscures the region of the mouth. The hair, brushed back in straight lines from the forehead, finishes in a clear line just behind the crown, beyond which the back of the head is smooth indicating a shaved scalp. The flexed arms and legs, with elbows resting on raised knees, are both shown as one unit though in profile they are well modelled (Jackson).
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Image: Copyright: Trustees of the British Museum.