Head

2119-1793 BCE (Middle Kingdom) H: 20 1/16 in. (51 cm) Citation Source image

This head is carved in the round and has short hair in rows of rectangles. The piece has almond-shaped eyes and an iridescent surface. It is broken off at the neck. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.

Sculpture

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40649
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sculpture
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normalized
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Rev. William MacGregor [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 604 [as 12th Dynasty]; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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