This sculpture is entitled, Torso. It was made of red sandstone and stands 3 3/4 inches tall. The man has a fleshy, soft appearance, rather than a perfect sculpted body, like was common in other cultures. This fleshy appearance was typical of the art of India.
Egyptian art and architecture, the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia bce in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia.