An Egyptian Granite Torso of a Man, Late Ptolemaic/Early Roman Period, late 2nd/late 1st Century B.C.

striding and holding a floral attribute, probably a lotus bud, in his his left hand, and wearing a round-necked shirt, fringed wrap-around skirt, and fringed shawl.

Jean Perdios, Cairo and Athens
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manoogian, Taylor, Michigan, acquired from the above in 1971

"Detroit Collects: Antiquities," The Detroit Institute of Arts, March 14th - April 29th, 1973

The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Collects: Antiquities, exhibition checklist by William H. Peck, Detroit, 1973, 4th p.
Jaromir Malek, with Diana Magee and Elizabeth Miles, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings, vol. VIII, Oxford, 1999, no. 801-791-280

Shallow almost symmetrical, smooth indents on each upper arm below the shoulder. Surface slightly weathered overall.
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For closely related examples see Cairo, The Egyptian Museum, JE 67381, late 2nd to late 1st century B.C. (O.H. Myers, The Temples of Armant, London, 1940, pp. 13, 52, and 59, pls. III [center, right edge] and XXII, 3-4; R. S. Bianchi, The Striding, Draped Male Figure of Ptolemaic Egypt, doct. diss., New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, 1976, p. 328, no. XXVIA); Karnak, Karakol 280, late 2nd to late 1st century B.C. (J. Leclant, “Fouilles et travaux en Egypte [1957-1960]," Orientalia, vol. 30, 1961, p. 176, no. 6.; Bianchi, op. cit., p. 12, no. IC); Tod (site) 2487, late 2nd to late 1st century B.C. (J. Vercoutter, “Tod [1946-1949]. Rapport succinct des fouilles,” Bulletin de l'Institut français d’archéologie orientale, vol. 50, 1952, pl. VIII, 3; Bianchi, op. cit., p. 333, no. XXVIIA).

For the type in general, see, R. S. Bianchi, "The Striding, Draped Male Figure of Ptolemaic Egypt,” in H. Maeler and V. K. Stocka, eds., Das ptolemäische Ägypten: Akten des International Symposions 27.-29. September , Mainz, 1978, pp. 95ff.