Mansfigur

Unknown artist

Skulptur föreställande mansfigur i hopkrupen ställning, instängd eller inklämd i ett trångt och lågt, burliknande utrymme. Sedd från sidan är skulpturen närmast kilformig med största höjd vid mansfigurens huvudända. Grundplanen är romboidformad och utrustad med två parallella långsidor och två mot dessa snedställda kortsidor. Skulpterad runtom utom över- och undersida som är släta och plana och utgör anliggningsytor. Ej skulpterad i ett stycke utan överdelen är snidad separat och fastspikad vid övriga delen av skulpturen. This is a sculpture of a crouching male figure placed in an extremely confined, low cage-like space. Viewed from the side, the "cage" is wedge-shaped, rising at the front, and has four ornamented supports for bars. The figure is on his knees and, bending forward, rests on his right arm and left hand. He is so placed that he peers out through a rectangular aperture formed by the two front supports. Underneath the aperture there is a carved panel bearing a rose and spirals. The man scarcely fits into the cramped space, he is confined by the supports and his arms and knees stick out. The man''s face is square and heavy, he has a big nose,and an elongated moustache. His chin is clean-shaven, and his hair falls over his forehead. He is in civilian garb, a long-sleeved pleated garment that seemingly reaches to just below his knees and on his feet he wears some kind of boots. The sculpture was made in two unequal parts, the division being horizontal and occurring just above the figure''s eyebrows. The sculpture is carved in the round and can be studied from all sides. The sculpture is very well preserved although, as it´s companion piece has a double sided rose at the very back of the sculpture behind the figures feet, it is likely that this sculpture is missing a rose at the back. Text in English: This is a sculpture of a crouching male figure placed in an extremely confined, low cage-like space. Viewed from the side, the "cage" is wedge-shaped, rising at the front, and has four ornamented supports for bars. The figure is on his knees and, bending forward, rests on his right arm and left hand. He is so placed that he peers out through a rectangular aperture formed by the two front supports. Underneath the aperture there is a carved panel bearing a rose and spirals. The man scarcely fits into the cramped space, he is confined by the supports and his arms and knees stick out. The man''s face is square and heavy, he has a big nose,and an elongated moustache. His chin is clean-shaven, and his hair falls over his forehead. He is in civilian garb, a long-sleeved pleated garment that seemingly reaches to just below his knees and on his feet he wears some kind of boots. The sculpture was made in two unequal parts, the division being horizontal and occurring just above the figure''s eyebrows. The sculpture is carved in the round and can be studied from all sides. The sculpture is very well preserved although, as it´s companion piece has a double sided rose at the very back of the sculpture behind the figures feet, it is likely that this sculpture is missing a rose at the back.