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Source Description
This head of a man is carved in the round. The piece is well polished. He has a flat top to his shaved head. The piece is broken off at the neck; the nose and ears are slightly damaged.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
31042
label
Head of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
31042
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Man
description
This head of a man is carved in the round. The piece is well polished. He has a flat top to his shaved head. The piece is broken off at the neck; the nose and ears are slightly damaged.
provenance
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2119-1793 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
black granite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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3223db7521dca20b