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Source Description
The face has unusual features and a grumpy or worried expression. The compact brows are close to the eyes, which are not aligned. The nose is short by South Arabian standards in order to leave more space for the incised moustache.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
76473
label
Head of a Man with a Grumpy Face
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76473
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Man with a Grumpy Face
description
The face has unusual features and a grumpy or worried expression. The compact brows are close to the eyes, which are not aligned. The nose is short by South Arabian standards in order to leave more space for the incised moustache.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 21, 1970, lot 83; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, December 21, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
2nd-1st century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
busts
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.1
height
10
depth
6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 9/16 x W: 3 15/16 x D: 2 3/8 in. (9.1 x 10 x 6 cm)
Source extras
med
calcite-alabaster (banded variety)
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
660488d27587be78