Conveying the concept of great age can be a challenge to any sculptor, but the artist who made this aged male did it with ease. An oversized head that expands above the shoulders reduces the visual impact of the body, reminding the viewer of the features of old age in the face: a protruding nose and sunken coffee bean eyes, reinforced by incised wrinkles. The impact is reinforced by a rounded head and flat, tabular ears that frame the face.
