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Head of a King with a Striped Headcloth
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head of a king is carved in the round and polished. He wears a royal headcloth with regular stripes, alternately polished and rough, with red coloring in the rough. The lappets have been destroyed. The piece is broken off at the neck and at the back. The head of a uraeus is broken off. The piece is damaged at the sides, and the nose has been restored.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unkown] (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984 | In Quest of Excellence: Civic Pride, Patronage, Connoisseurship. Center for the Fine Arts, Miami. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/26/1983 | Treatment | technical study; cleaned |
| 10/26/1983 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.108