2-679-143 - © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford/Heritage Images

Statue (MacGregor Man), Predynastic Period (Egypt), c3100 BC. Standing man, arms by sides with hands open, palms in, legs together. Details of eyes, eyebrows, and mouth clearly shown; nose and ears damaged, ears originally prominent with bored ear-holes. Long, pointed beard on chest; outline of beard shown, and hair. Dimension: thickness: 39.5 cm thickness or height