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Source Description
This head was part of a statue that was most likely placed in a temple to allow its owner to participate in the rituals for the gods and the king. The name of the man is lost, but his shaven head suggests that he was a priest.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1296
label
Head of a Male Statue
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1296
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Male Statue
description
This head was part of a statue that was most likely placed in a temple to allow its owner to participate in the rituals for the gods and the king. The name of the man is lost, but his shaven head suggests that he was a priest.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th-4th century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
statuettes (statues)
figurines
sculpture
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
stone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d987d404c7a2d3e8