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Source Description
This head is broken at the neck, which is sculpted to incline forward. The figure has blue eyes with white and black. There is gilt on the right side of the face and white sizing for the gilt on the entire surface. There is a vertical hole in the chin, possibly for a beard. There is a hole above the center of the forehead for a snake.
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Document identity
localId
9503
label
Male Head with Crown of Upper Egypt
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
5
Source metadata
id
9503
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Male Head with Crown of Upper Egypt
description
This head is broken at the neck, which is sculpted to incline forward. The figure has blue eyes with white and black. There is gilt on the right side of the face and white sizing for the gilt on the entire surface. There is a vertical hole in the chin, possibly for a beard. There is a hole above the center of the forehead for a snake.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1069 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.2
height
1.6
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/16 x W: 5/8 x D: 13/16 in. (5.2 x 1.59 x 2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
wood with gilt and enamel inlay
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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c352054744819c64
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no
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no
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photo
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9b6222902e757f66
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photo
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no