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Source Description
This head of a priest is carved in the round. His head is shaved, and round on top. The piece has a purple stain, and traces of green paint (not a glaze). It is broken off at the neck. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36037
label
Head of a Priest
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
36037
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Priest
description
This head of a priest is carved in the round. His head is shaved, and round on top. The piece has a purple stain, and traces of green paint (not a glaze). It is broken off at the neck. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927 [mode of acquisition unknown] [as Old Empire found near Pyramids]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
664-525 BCE or modern (Late Period; Saite or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
figurines
statuettes
sculpture
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th Dynasty (?)
med
limestone with traces of green paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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87b1d03c50c03da0