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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.60.13
Title
Male Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
Date
c.2133 BCE-1786 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Middle Kingdom
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146549

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black granite(?)
Dimensions
4.04 x 5.05 cm (1 9/16 x 2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
London market

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.60.13
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Head of wigged male figure with small oval eyes and large ears overlapping vertically grooved wig. Broken off just below wig, and heavily worn. From a standing or seated statuette.

Verification Level

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