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Source Description
This fragment most likely is from a seated statue. The inscription is gone, and with it the name of the individual. The type of wig is typical for the Middle Kingdom (19th-18th century BCE), but the style of the face indicates that the statue was done much later. During the 25th and 26th Dynasties (8th-6th century BCE), it was popular to adapt the iconography and style of the Middle Kingdom, seen as a classical period of Egyptian culture. Despite these stylistic features, the authenticity of this object is in question.
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Document identity
localId
20913
label
Head of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20913
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Man
description
This fragment most likely is from a seated statue. The inscription is gone, and with it the name of the individual. The type of wig is typical for the Middle Kingdom (19th-18th century BCE), but the style of the face indicates that the statue was done much later. During the 25th and 26th Dynasties (8th-6th century BCE), it was popular to adapt the iconography and style of the Middle Kingdom, seen as a classical period of Egyptian culture. Despite these stylistic features, the authenticity of this object is in question.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 600 BCE or modern (Late Period or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
busts
statuettes
figurines
sculpture
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
style
Saitic
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th Dynasty
med
limestone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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