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拍品專文
The 13th Dynasty was a time of chaos, with the central organization of the state disintegrating. In many cases more is known about local officials than the pharaohs themselves, which is reflected in sculpture. As the present example exhibits, portraiture no longer shows the individualism of the previous dynasty, but becomes more idealized and generic. The number of skilled sculptors declined, and therefore softer materials, like serpentinite, became increasingly popular due to their malleability and resemblance to the harder stones, such as granodiorite, previously favored. Here, this sculptor was careful to exploit the tiny nodules of olivine, which glisten on the cloak over the man's shoulder, resembling the spots of a cheetah skin, a costume reserved for priests.