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Source Description
This male head has hair waved across the head and down the back and sides. The hair is black, the flesh is red, and the eyebrows and pupils of the eyes are black. The authencity of this piece has been questioned.
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Document identity
localId
35792
label
Male Head
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
35792
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Male Head
description
This male head has hair waved across the head and down the back and sides. The hair is black, the flesh is red, and the eyebrows and pupils of the eyes are black. The authencity of this piece has been questioned.
provenance
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1069 BCE or modern (New Kingdom or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
heads
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
limestone with white slip and red and black paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
343dcb7aedfa9985
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
b512f203021c1f2c
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no