Head
2040-1900 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
Overall (with mount): H: 3 7/16 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 15/16 in. (8.7 × 4.4 × 5 cm);Head only, H: 2 3/16 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 15/16 in. (5.6 × 4.4 × 5 cm)
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Source image
This carved head has inlaid eyes with bronze rims. The eyes are white stone balls with black pupils. The eyebrows are painted brown. The piece is broken at the neck.
Sculpture
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id
15270
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_22.221_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_22.221_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_22.221_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.221 |
Terms
Culture
Egyptian
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