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Source Description
This carved and polished granite bust depicts a man with long, smooth hair behind his shoulders. His arms are at his sides. The piece is broken across the arms and body above the waist. Half of the ears are showing. The collar bones are showing. This piece imitates the style of the Old Kingdom.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10295
label
Male Head and Bust
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
10295
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Male Head and Bust
description
This carved and polished granite bust depicts a man with long, smooth hair behind his shoulders. His arms are at his sides. The piece is broken across the arms and body above the waist. Half of the ears are showing. The collar bones are showing. This piece imitates the style of the Old Kingdom.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as 6th Dynasty, from Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-late 6th century BCE (Late Period; Saite)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th Dynasty
med
black granite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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