Kneeling Figure

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Kneeling Figure by anonymous. A black and white image of a statue of a dark-skinned man on a rectangular pedestal. The man is depicted kneeling with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer in front of his chest. He wears a short skirt with a panel of fabric down the front and a strap over one shoulder. His hair is styled in a series of small bumps around the top of his head. His earlobes are long. The pedestal features engraved text on all visible sides. The figure's face is serene, and the background is plain.