Male Head and Bust

Description This carved and polished granite bust depicts a man with long, smooth hair behind his shoulders. His arms are at his sides. The piece is broken across the arms and body above the waist. Half of the ears are showing. The collar bones are showing. This piece imitates the style of the Old Kingdom.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
10/20/1998	Examination	survey

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as 6th Dynasty, from Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923