1931.34: Head of a Man (Forgery)
SculptureThis 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
- Permissions
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