Card/Transcription No.: 030-2

30.  Cont. 
3. Description.
Footstool of wood, covered with a thick coating of gesso.
Top
Border pattern of deeply incised lines. W. of border 3. Pattern imitation
matwork.
Centre panel.
Flat ground painted blue. On it, moulded in high relief in the gesso
figures of two captives, an Asiatic and an African, full length, head to
heel.
Asiatic represented as almost bald, but with full beard. Arms bound at
elbows. Clothed in very elaborately ornamented full length dress. Bound
round neck with double cord, to which was attached a large tassel at back
in form of papyrus.
African clothed in a kilt, a belt with pendant streamers, a sash from left
shoulder to belt. Arms bound at elbows. Round neck double cord, to which
was attached a large tassel in front in form of lily.
In ear large metal ear-ring (cont)