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Source Description
This granite head of a man is shaved with a round top. There is a stele at the back. The top of the head is incised with two uraei with human heads and a beetle with a hawk's head.
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Document identity
localId
28377
label
Head of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
28377
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Man
description
This granite head of a man is shaved with a round top. There is a stele at the back. The top of the head is incised with two uraei with human heads and a beetle with a hawk's head.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
946-722 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
sculpture
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Mount H: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
22nd-23rd Dynasty
med
gray granite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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