Nubian Man
Entry ID
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35 (11/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Nubian Man
Description of the sculpture
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A painted plaster bust of a man with an integrated plaster base. The sitter is depicted with half-closed eyes gazing downwards and a jovial smile. He wears a polychrome turban and a loose fitting, draped garment over his chest and shoulders.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Bust – Portrait
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 65 cm
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Width: 54 cm
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Depth: 30 cm
Materials
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Plaster
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Polychromy
Overall colour
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Polychrome
Inscriptions
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Back of base: 'A. BEI.'
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Attributes
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None
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
Clothing
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Wearing clothes – indigenous clothing
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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‘Exotic’ costume/dress
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Happy
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking downwards
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Eyes half-shut
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Period of production
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Nineteenth century (1800-1899)
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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c. 1900
Date inferred from
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Inferred from stylistic features
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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FATMP001094
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/359, . (no date) ‘Nubian Man’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/351
