Portrait of a Berber (Saïd Abdallah of the Mayac, Kingdom of Darfur?)
Portrait of a Berber (Saïd Abdallah of the Mayac, Kingdom of Darfur?)
France
Second half of the 19th century
Sculptor: Charles Cordier (?), or possibly Gati Gesualdo
Bronze; casting, chasing, patinating, mounting
Height 42.0 cm
A shoulder-length bust of a young man with distinctive features: small narrow eyes, a prominent nose, and full lips, with mustache and short beard. He is depicted with his head tilted upward, covered by a traditional veil (keffiyeh) secured with cords (agal). The bust, featuring a slanted cut at the bottom, is mounted on a capstan-style pedestal.
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