Western European Sculpture

Said Abdullah of the Mayac tribe, Kingdom of Darfur (Sudan)

    Said Abdullah of the Mayac tribe, Kingdom of Darfur (Sudan)

    France

    1848

    Sculptor Charles Cordier

    Bronze, marble (black and red); casting, chasing, patinating, silvering, gilding, mounting

    Height 58 cm, 57 cm – without base, 1 x 15.5 x 15 cm – base

    Signed by the sculptor: C. H. Cordier

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    A chest-length portrait of a young Sudanese man with distinctive features, including small narrow eyes, a prominent nose, and full lips, along with moustache and short beard. He is depicted in traditional attire, consisting of a headscarf, shirt, and cloak. The bust, mounted on a turned socle, is set on a columnar pedestal made of two types of marble. The head is cast in silvered bronze, while the clothing and the socle are finished with patina and accented with gilding.

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