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Source Description
This limestone head is carved in full relief. The figure wears a balse beard and an uraeus at the center front. On the top of the head is a broken off round extention. The piece has been repaired. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
39271
label
Head of a King
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
39271
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a King
description
This limestone head is carved in full relief. The figure wears a balse beard and an uraeus at the center front. On the top of the head is a broken off round extention. The piece has been repaired. The authenticity 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
1550-1292 BCE or modern (New Kindgom or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th Dynasty
med
limestone with red, black, and green (?) paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9c214d4179a7b569