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Black stone statue of the head and shoulders of a man.

This black stone statue only includes the head and part of the shoulders of a man, and it is on a light stone base. The stone itself is smooth and polished. He wears a rounded cloth headdress on his head and behind his large ears which ends behind his shoulders. There is a generally happy expression on his face, as indicated by his close-lipped smile and lifted eyebrows. The artist sculpted such details as lining to his almond eyes, under eye lines, and some under chin fat.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.34
Title
Head of a Man (Forgery)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, head
Period
Modern
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292328

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black granite
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
H. 25.4 x W. 24.8 cm (10 x 9 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bouasse-Lebel, Paris, (by 1921), sold; to [Brummer Gallery, New York, (1921-1931)], gift; to the Fogg Museum.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Joseph Brummer
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.34
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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