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Cambridge, Estados Unidos
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This male, possibly bearded, figure stands frontally, holding a quadruped. The details of the statuette are rather indistinct. The man has short hair, ending at about the upper portions of his ears. His eyes are deeply inset; his nose is prominent and his mouth is a small horizontal gash within the beard. He may be nude, with a triangular shape at the base of his torso representing genitalia. He stands with his weight on his left foot and his right knee slightly bent. The heel of his right foot is prominent, making it appear as though he is wearing boots, but no other details of boots are depicted. His arms are spread and holding a small quadruped. He grips the hindquarters of the animal in his right hand and in his left he holds a vessel or sack, which is open and hollow. His thumbs are molded, but the fingers are only slightly indicated.
The animal has its forepaws balanced on the man’s torso. Some texturing on the animal is used to indicate wool or fur. A spur of metal (possibly an oddly shaped leg) connects the torso of the animal to the right shoulder of the man. Except for the backs of the lower legs, which are fully formed in the round, the back of the figure is unfinished. It is also concave at the back of the head and the back of the shoulders. The elbows stick out prominently in the back. In the center of his back are the remains of a square-sectioned peg (1.0 x 1.0 cm). The peg on the back indicates that this might have been an attachment or applique of some kind.
The man may be represented feeding the animal from the sack he carries or otherwise putting the animal in that sack.
Lisa M. Anderson
Harvard Art Museums