Arab Sheikh from Cairo
Arab Sheikh from Cairo
Austria, Vienna
The 1860s (1867?)
Sculptor Charles Cordier
Bronze; casting, chasing, patinating, silvering, gilding, mounting
Height 37 cm (bust), height 44.5 cm (with base)
Waist-length bust of a man with mustache and curly beard, with his head slightly turned to the right. He is depicted in traditional clothing, wearing a turban. The bust is mounted on a turned socle. The piece is cast in dark patinated bronze; the clothing is silvered, and the socle is gilded.
6033MC2852/ИЗО